Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7520 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Diphyllobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Duthiersia |
| Species | robusta |
| Authority | Woodland, 1938 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Duthiersia fimbriata (Diesing, 1850) Monticelli & Crety, 1891 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Woodland, W.N.F. 1938. 2. On the Species of the Genus Duthiersia Perrier, 1873 (Cestoda).. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 108: 17-36. (7188) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/21/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 08/02/2012 | Modified | |
| 05/11/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 06/04/2020 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Reptilia | ||||||
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| Host Order | Squamata | ||||||
| Host Family | Varanidae | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Sierra Leone |
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| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Mano |
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| Additional Localities | -from three places in the interior of Sierra Leone-Mano, Pujehun and Daru -material also from Egypt and Sudan |
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Specimens
| Type Material | -BMNH |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Examples from Sierra Leone. (Figs. 45-54)
Fig. 43. Tho entire worm (nat. size).
46. A scolex (mounted in balsam) (x 12).
47. A scolex drawn in formalin (x 12).
48. Rcolex of young immature worm (x 12).
49. Transverse section through scolex (x 17.3).
50. Young gravid segments ( x 12).
51. Gravid slightly elongated segment (x 12).
52. Outline of longest segment (x 12).
53. Transverse section of gravid proglottid (x 27.5).
54. Horizontal section to show the dorsal and ventral excretory canals (x 17.5).
Examples from Egypt and the Sudan. (Figs. 65-62)
Fig. 55. Entire young worm from Egypt (nat. size).
56. The scolex (in balsam) from Egypt (x 12).
57. Scolex of immature worm from Khor Barboi, Sudan (x 12).
38. Transverse section of scolex of worm from Egypt (x 17.5).
59, 60. Gravid proglottids of worm from Egypt (x 12).
61. Transverse section of gravid proglottid of worm from Egypt (x 39).
62. Transverse section through base of scolex of worn1 from Khor Barboi, Sudan. The clefts in the two lateral downward projections of the scolex are the lower eritls of the bothrial grooves and not openings sf posterior pores (x 39). Best viewed in Firefox
