Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7994 |
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| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Triaenophoridae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Ailinella |
| Species | mirabilis |
| Authority | Gil de Pertierra & Semenas, 2006 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | R. Kuchta |
| Citation(s) |
Gil de Pertierra, A. A. and L. G. Semenas. 2006. Ailinella mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. (Eucestoda: Pseudophyllidea) from Galaxias maculatus (Pisces: Galaxiidae) in the Andean-Patagonian region of Argentina. Folia Parasitologica 53: 276-286. (4714) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, and R. A. Bray. 2008. Revision of the order Bothriocephalidea Kuchta, Scholz, Brabec & Bray, 2008 (Eucestoda) with amended generic diagnoses and keys to families and genera. Systematic Parasitology 71: 81-136. (4553) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/23/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 06/23/2014 | Modified | |
| 01/28/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 04/22/2017 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Osmeriformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Galaxiidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes |
Type Locality
| Country | Argentina |
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| Body of Water | Moreno Lake system |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Nahuel Huapi National Park, Río Negro Province |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -41.05 |
| DD Longitude | -71.5 |
| Additional Localities | Neuquén Province (Lakes: Correntoso, Espejo, Espejo Chico, Falkner, Hermoso, Huechulaufquen, Lácar, Machónico, Meliquina, Nahuel Huapi, Ñorquinco, Traful, Tromen, and Villarino; lagoons: Bailey Willis, Patagua, and Piré); Río Negro Province (Lakes: Escondido, Guillelmo, Gutiérrez, Hess, Los Moscos, Mascardi, and Steffen; lagoons: Llum and Mallín Ingenieros); Santa Cruz Province (Lake Argentino). |
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Specimens
| Type Material | - MACN-Pa No. 434/1 (holotype) - MACN-Pa No. 434/2–7; IPCAS C-438 (paratypes ) |
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| Voucher Material | |
| Specimen Notes | - MACN-Pa No. 434/2–6 (5 paratypes ) from the type locality and from Gutiérrez Lake, Río Negro Province (41°11’S, 71°25’W); cross-sections of proglottides MACN-Pa No. 434/7a–g; one paratype IPCAS C-438 from Tromen Lake, Neuquén Province (39°32’S, 71°28’W); and cross-sections of proglottides IPCAS C-438. |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figs. 1–3. Ailinella mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. Fig. 1. Entire worm showing scolex with contracted apical disc; ventral view. Fig. 2. Mature proglottid; vitelline follicles are partially represented in the anterior part of proglottid to show testes; ventral view. Fig. 3. Gravid proglottid; ventral view. Scale bars: Fig. 1 = 1 mm; Figs. 2, 3 = 500 μm. 
Figs. 4, 5. Ailinella mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. Fig. 4. Scolex; dorsoventral view. Fig. 5. Eggs after fixation, drawn in distilled
water. Scale bars: Fig. 4 = 400 μm; Fig. 5 = 25 μm. Figs. 10–12. Ailinella mirabilis gen. n., sp. n., mature proglottides. Fig. 10. Cross-section of middle of proglottid at the testes level. Fig. 11. Cross-section at the ovary level. Fig. 12. Cross-section posterior to the ovary. Scale bars: Figs. 10–12 = 300 μm. Figs. 13, 14. Ailinella mirabilis gen. n., sp. n., gravid proglottides. Fig. 13. Cross-section at the cirrus sac level. Fig. 14. Cross-section at the cirrus sac and vagina level. Scale bars: Figs. 13, 14 = 300 μm. 
Figs. 6–9. Scanning electron micrographs of Ailinella mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. Fig. 6. Dorso-apical view of scolex showing relaxed apical disc. Fig. 7. Lateral surface of scolex showing tumuli. Fig. 8. Intrauterine egg, lateral view. Fig. 9. Apical view of intrauterine egg showing operculum. Scale bars: Fig. 6 = 100 μm; Fig. 7 = 5 μm; Figs. 8, 9 = 10 μm. Fig. 15. Scanning electron micrographs of Ailinella mirabilis gen. n., sp. n. A – dorsoventral view of scolex and neck; letters B–G indicate surfaces shown at high magnification in B–G; B – apical disc; C – cavity of bothria; D – lateral marginal ring of bothria; E – distal marginal ring of bothria; F – non-adherent surface of bothria; G – neck. H–J – surfaces of proglottides. H – immature proglottid; I – mature proglottid; J – gravid proglottid. Scale bars: A = 100 μm; B, F–J = 1 μm; C–E = 2 μm. 
Fig. 5 Drawings of segments of bothriocephalidean cestodes. (E) Ailinella mirabilis ex Galaxias maculatus, adapted from Gil de Pertierra & Semenas (2006). 
Fig. 1 Scanning electron micrographs of scoleces of bothriocephalidean cestodes. (A) Ailinella mirabilis ex Galaxias maculatus, adapted from Gil de Pertierra & Semenas (2006). Best viewed in Firefox
