Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus pearsei Scholz, Vargas-Vásquez & Moravec, 1996
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7374
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species pearsei
Authority Scholz, Vargas-Vásquez & Moravec, 1996
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Scholz, T., J. V. Vazquez, and F. Moravec. 1996. Bothriocephalus pearsei n. sp. (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) from cenote fishes of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Journal of Parasitology 82(5): 801-805.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/14/2010 Created B. Barbeau
01/26/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Cichlidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cichlasoma
Species urophthalmus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mayaheros
Species urophthalmus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Rhamdia guatemalensis
Site in Host anterior part of intestine
Host Notes -host name correctzed by FishBase

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Cenote Zaci
Island(s)
City/Region Valladolid, Yucatan
Coordinates
DD Latitude 20°41'29"N; 88°11'40"W
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Cenote Xmucuy (20°33'36"N; 88°59'50"W), near the village of Sotuta, State of Yucatan, Mexico.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -UNAM No. 2689 (holotype) -USNPC No. 85966 (1 paratype) -IPCAS No. C-244 (2 paratypes and vouchers)
Total Number of Type Specimens -124 specimens examined, description based on 6 specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -holotype specimen collected on 14 July 1995
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.