Tapeworm Species Details

Ptychobothrium armatum Fuhrmann, 1902
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7821
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ptychobothrium
Species armatum
Authority Fuhrmann, 1902
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Polyonchobothrium polypteri (Leydig, 1853) Lühe, 1900
Synonyms Oncobothriocephalus armatus (Fuhrmann, 1902) Yamaguti, 1959
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Fuhrmann, O. 1902. Sur un nouveau Bothriocephalidae d´oiseau (Ptychobothrium armatum). Archives de Parasitologie 5(3): 440-448.

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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 et al. (2012): Fuhrmann (1902) described Ptychobothrium armatum from a trush reported under the name Turdus parochus from Egypt. However, trush of this name has never been described, which casts doubts upon the actual host of these specimens. Examination of the type material (ZBM E.2361) has shown that Polyonchobothrium polypteri was misidentified. The most probable explanation of this unusual finding of a specific parasite of bichir in a passeriform bird is mislabelling of samples.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
04/06/2012Modified
11/09/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/25/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/30/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Passeriformes
Host Family Turdidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Turdus
Species parochus
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Site in Host intestine
Host Notes - this species was reported from a trush under the name Turdus parochus from Egypt. However, trush of this name has never been described, which casts doubts upon the actual host of these specimens

Type Locality

Country Egypt
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Specimens

Type Material -ZMB No. E.2361 (type)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.