Tapeworm Species Details

Kimocestus ceratias (Tkachev, 1979) Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5813
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Kimocestus
Species ceratias
Authority (Tkachev, 1979) Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Amphicotyle ceratias Tkachev, 1979
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Tkachev, V. 1979. Amphicotyle ceratias sp. n. (Pseudophyllideal; Amphicotylidae), a parasite of the marine fish, Ceratias holboelli. Parazitologiia / Akademiia nauk SSSR 13(5): 549-552.

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Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, and R. A. Bray. 2008. Revision of the order Bothriocephalidea Kuchta, Scholz, Brabec & Bray, 2008 (Eucestoda) with amended generic diagnoses and keys to families and genera. Systematic Parasitology 71: 81-136.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/03/2010 Created B. Barbeau
06/26/2014Modified
10/12/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Lophiiformes
Host Family Ceratiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ceratias
Species holboelli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ceratias
Species holboelli
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water Southern Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities -"южнее Австралии в антархтнческнх водах" (south of Australia in Antarchic waters)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -TINRO No. 79001 (holotype) -TINRO No. 79002 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -not avaiable, most probably do not exist - vouchers based on redescription of Kuchta et al. (2008) deposited in IPCAS No. C-446)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.