Tapeworm Species Details

Ascometra choriotidis Adams & Rausch, 1986
Cyclophyllidea: Paruterinidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5873
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Paruterinidae
Subfamily
Genus Ascometra
Species choriotidis
Authority Adams & Rausch, 1986
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
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Citation(s)

Adams, A. M. and R. L. Rausch. 1986. Two new species of Ascometra Kholodkovskii, 1912 (Cestoda: Paruterinidae) from the kori bustard, Choriotis kori (Burchell), in Kenya. Journal of Parasitology 72(1): 101-106.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/13/2010 Created B. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Gruiformes
Host Family Otididae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Choriotis
Species kori
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host “presumably small intestine”
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Kenya
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Laikitia Plateau, near the northern border of Kenya, between Nanyuki and Rumeruti
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes At the Woodland Park Zoo, the cestodes were collected by Dr. Debra A. Scheuerman.

Specimens

Type Material USNM Helm. Coll. No. 78722 (holotype); USNM Helm. Coll. No. 78723 (paratype).
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 complete cestode, 1 taht lacked only the scolex and early immature segments, and the posterior half of a third.
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.