Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7240
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species acheilognathi
Authority Yamaguti, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) Brabec, Waeschenbach, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2015
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Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1934. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 4. Cestodes of fishes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 1-112.

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Redescription

Brabec, J., A. Waeschenbach, T. Scholz, D. T. J. Littlewood, and R. Kuchta. 2015. Molecular phylogeny of the Bothriocephalidea (Cestoda): molecular data challenge morphological classification. International Journal for Parasitology 45(12): 761-771.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
10/28/2013Modified
10/01/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
11/12/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
11/23/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/09/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Acheilognathus
Species rhombea
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Acheilognathus
Species rhombea
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Lake Ogura
Island(s)
City/Region Kyōto prefecture
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Specimens

Type Material -MPM SY3028 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens -single worm
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.