Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrabothrium polypteri Leydig, 1853
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7933
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetrabothrium
Species polypteri
Authority Leydig, 1853
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Polyonchobothrium polypteri (Leydig, 1853) Luhe, 1900
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Leydig, F.. 1853. Ein neuer Bandwurm aus Polypterus bichir. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 19: 219–222.

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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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
07/23/2012Modified
09/07/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/09/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/05/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Polypteriformes
Host Family Polypteridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Polypterus
Species bichir
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Polypterus
Species bichir
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -Kuchta et al. 2012 established a neotype (IPCAS No. C-464)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.