Tapeworm Species Details

Uncibilocularis loreni Jensen & Caira, 2008
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5658
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Uncibilocularis
Species loreni
Authority Jensen & Caira, 2008
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Jensen, K. and J. N. Caira. 2008. A revision of Uncibilocularis Southwell, 1925 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with the description of four new species. Comparative Parasitology 75(2): 157-173.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/23/2009 Created J. N. Caira
12/13/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pastinachus
Species cf. sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species ater
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Madagascar
Body of Water La Mer d'Emeraude
Island(s)
City/Region Near Ramena
Coordinates
DD Latitude -12.200
DD Longitude 49.367
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN HEL No. 56 (holotype: whole mount of mature specimen); USNPC No. 100790 (2 paratypes: whole mounts of 1 mature and 1 incomplete specimen); LRP Nos. 4193-4195 (2 paratypes: whole mounts of 1 incomplete specimen, and proglottid transverse section series and whole mount of its strobilar voucher [it is also voucher of scolex prepared for SEM]); scolex prepared for SEM retained in the senior author’s personal collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 5 specimens (whole mounts of 2 mature and 2 incomplete specimens, 1 proglottid transverse section series, and 1 scolex prepared for SEM)
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.