Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7431 |
|---|---|
| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Triaenophoridae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dibothrium |
| Species | heterolpeurum |
| Authority | Diesing, 1850 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Amphicotyle hereropleura (Diesing, 1850) Lόhe, 1902 |
| Synonyms | Amphicotyle typica Diesing, 1863; Bothriocephalus heteropleurus (Diesing, 1850) Stossich, 1890 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumόller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp. (18) |
| Redescription |
Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, J. Brabec, D. Jirsovα, and A. Gustinelli. 2008. Bothriocephalidean tapeworms (Cestoda) from the blackfish, Centrolophus niger (Perciformes: Centrolophidae). Folia Parasitologica 55: 111121. (6081) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 07/20/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 08/02/2012 | Modified | |
| 08/24/2017 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 05/29/2018 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Order | Percifomes | ||||||
| Host Family | Centrolophidae | ||||||
|
Type Host (Literal) |
|
||||||
|
Type Host (Valid) |
|
||||||
| Additional Host(s) | |||||||
| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes |
Type Locality
| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Body of Water | Mediterranean Sea |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Trieste |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | |
| DD Longitude | |
| Additional Localities | |
| Locality Notes | -as Tergesti -collected by Koch |
Specimens
| Type Material | -NMW 21600 (type) |
|---|---|
| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | |
| Specimen Notes | -probably type material |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figs. 1418. Amphicotyle heteropleura from Italy; histological sections of strobila; eggs in uterine sac not illustrated. Figs. 14, 15. Longitudinal section; dorsoventral view. Fig. 16. Sagittal section; vitellaria not illustrated. Figs. 17, 18. Cross-section at the level of cirrus-sac and ovary, respectively. Abbreviations: cs cirrus-sac; ilm inner longitudinal muscles; oc osmoregulatory canal; ov ovary; t testes; us uterine sac; va vagina; vf vitelline follicles. 
Scanning electron micrographs of cestodes from Centrolophus niger. Figs. 13, 8. Amphicotyle heteropleura from Outer Hebrides. Fig. 1. Scolex in dorsoventral view. Fig. 2. Scolex in lateral view. Fig. 3. Immature strobila. 
-NMW 21600 (type) Best viewed in Firefox
