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Bothriocephalus celineae Kuchta, Scholz & Justine, 2009
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5841
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species celineae
Authority Kuchta, Scholz & Justine, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, and J.-L. Justine. 2009. Two new species of Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808 (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea) from marine fish off Australia and New Caledonia. Systematic Parasitology 73: 229–238.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/10/2010 Created R. Kuchta
04/08/2014Modified
11/11/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
01/25/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
10/29/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Serranidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cephalopholis
Species aurantia x spiloparaea
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cephalopholis
Species aurantia x spiloparaea
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes - type host is a hybrid between the golden hind Cephalopholis aurantia and the strawberry hind C. spiloparaea. The fish specimen is deposited in the Muse´um National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, as MNHN 2007-0256 (Randall & Justine, 2008).

Type Locality

Country New Caledonia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Outer slope of the barrier reef off Noume´a
Coordinates
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -MNHN JNC1926 (holotype) -IPCAS 659 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes - paratype not mentioned in the original description, but it was found (from the same host specimen as holotype) after publication of the paper
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.