Tapeworm Species Details

Polyonchobothrium fulgidum Meggitt, 1930
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7798
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Polyonchobothrium
Species fulgidum
Authority Meggitt, 1930
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Tetracampos ciliotheca Wedl, 1861
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Meggitt, F. J. 1930. Report on a collection of cestodes, mainly from Egypt. Part VI. Conclusion. Parasitology 22: 338-345.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R., A. Burianová, M. Jirků, A. de Chambrier, M. Oros, J. Brabec, and T. Scholz. 2012. Bothriocephalidean tapeworms (Cestoda) of freshwater fish in Africa, including erection of Kirstenella n. g. and description of Tetracampos martinae n. sp. Zootaxa 3309: 1–35.

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Scientific Name Notes -Kuchta and Scholz 2007

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/24/2011Modified
04/06/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Clariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Heterobranchus
Species anguillaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clarias
Species anguillaris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water Nile River
Island(s)
City/Region Cairo
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH 1932.5.31.802–806 (cotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.