Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7842 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Solenophoridae |
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| Genus | Scyphocephalus |
| Species | longus |
| Authority | Sawada & Kugi, 1973 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Scyphocephalus bisulcatus Riggenbach, 1899 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Sawada, I. and G. Kugi. 1973. A new species of Scyphocephalus (Cestoda) from Malayan monitor Varanus salvator. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 22(3): 126-130. (5542) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/22/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 08/02/2012 | Modified | |
| 03/18/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/17/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Squamata | ||||||
| Host Family | Varanidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | Seven malayan monitors, Sarallus salvator, were imported into the Amazonland at Beppu City, Japan from Southeast Asia during 1969-1970, and five of them died during several months after the import. On dissection , these five were found to be infected with a number of tapeworms. |
Type Locality
| Country | Japan |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | Kyūshū |
| City/Region | Zoological Park, "Amazonland", Beppu City |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Biological Laboratory, Nara University of Education, Nara, Japan |
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| Specimen Notes | material lost |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 1. Scolex (x 14)
Figs. 2-5. Transverse sections of scolex (x 3.5)
Fig. 2. Upper part. Showing a piece of host's intestine engulfed In deep apical sucking organ.
Fig. 3. Slightly posterior part of middle.
Fig. 4. Slightly upper part to basal one.
Fig. 5. Basal part.
Fig. 6. Mature segments (x 8).
Fig. 7. Cirrus pouch (x 100).
Fig. 8. Transverse section of mature segment (X 60).
Fig. 9. Sagital section of mature segment (x 50). 
Fig. 10. Showing genital organs in gravid segment (x 67).
Fig. 11. Outline tracing of Fig. 10.
cs: cirrus pouch, e: egg, gp: genital pore, ov: ovary, rs: seminal receptacle, up: uterin pore, ut: uterus, vg: vagina. Best viewed in Firefox
