Tapeworm Species Details

Atelemerus major Takao, 1986
Bothriocephalidea: Echinophallidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5861
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Echinophallidae
Subfamily
Genus Atelemerus
Species major
Authority Takao, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mesoechinophallus major (Takao, 1986) Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Takao, Y. 1986. A new cestode, Atelemerus major n. sp. found in a marine fish in Japan (Pseudophyllidea: Echinophallidae). Japanese Journal of Parasitology 35(3): 175-182.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/17/2010 Created B. Barbeau
09/09/2014Modified
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Sparidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pagrus
Species major
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pagrus
Species major
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -breeded fish

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Kumamoto, Kyushu
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -KUSM No. 79-01 (holotype); -KUSM Nos. 79-02, 03, 04, 05 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens Five tapeworms
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes The type specimens are deposited in the collection of Department of Parasitology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830, Fukokora, Japan
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.