Tapeworm Species Details

Oochoristica acapulcoensis Brooks, Pérez-Ponce de León & García-Prieto, 1999
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8001
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Oochoristica
Species acapulcoensis
Authority Brooks, Pérez-Ponce de León & García-Prieto, 1999
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R., G. Pérez-Ponce de León, and L. Garca-Príeto. 1999. Two new species of Oochoristica Lühe, 1898 (Eucestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae) parasitic in Ctenosaura spp. (Iguanidae) from Costa Rica and México. Journal of Parasitology 85: 893-897.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/11/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/26/2014Modified
09/02/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Iguanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ctenosaura
Species pectinata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ctenosaura
Species pectinata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Acapulco, Guerrero State
Coordinates
DD Latitude 16.833
DD Longitude -99.933
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: Colección Nacional de Helmintos, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, México City (CNHE), no. 00481. Paratypes: CNHE 03299.
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.