Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7843 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Solenophoridae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Scyphocephalus |
| Species | secundus |
| Authority | Tubangui, 1938 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Scyphocephalus bisulcatus Riggenbach, 1899 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | R. Kuchta |
| Citation(s) |
Tubangui, M. A. 1938. Pseudophyllidean Cestodes occurring in the Philippines. In Livro Jubilar do Professor Lauro Travassos, B. Silva and L. Travassos. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janero, 489-494 pp. (5953) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | -synonymised by Schmidt and Kuntz (1975) |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/22/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 08/22/2012 | Modified | |
| 03/18/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Squamata | ||||||
| Host Family | Varanidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Philippines |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | Semirara Island |
| City/Region | Palo, Leyte |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes | -Philippine Bureau of Science parasitological collection No. 160 |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Plate 1: Fig. 3. Head, ventral view; Fig. 4. Head, dorsal view; Fig. 5. Frontal section through head; Fig. 6. Cross section through middle of head; Fig. 7. Cross section through posterior end of head. Plate 3. Fig. 3. Two young mature segments, ventral view; Fig. 4. Two ripe segments, ventral view. Plate 4. Fig. 2. Median sagital section through a young mature segment. Abbreviations used.
cs cirrus sac; ga genital sinus; gp common genital pore; ov ovary; rs receptaculum
seminis; t testis: np uterine pore; usuterine sac; ut uterus;
v vilellaria; va vagina; vr vitelline reservoir; vs external seminal vesicle. Best viewed in Firefox
