Tapeworm Species Details

Onchobothrium (Polyonchobothrium) septicolle (Diesing, 1854) Diesing, 1864
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8011
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Onchobothrium (Polyonchobothrium)
Species septicolle
Authority (Diesing, 1854) Diesing, 1864
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Polyonchobothrium polypteri (Leyding, 1853) Luhe, 1900
Synonyms
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Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1854. Über eine naturgemässe Vertheilung der Cephalocotyleen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 13(2): 556-616.

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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 desctibed as Onchobothrium (Polyonchobothrium) septicolle Diesing, 1854

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/12/2010 Created R. Kuchta
02/08/2011Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/09/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/12/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/25/2020ModifiedR. 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 spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material -not specified
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -probably syntype collected by Kollar in 1847 or 1852. No. NMW 2612–3
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.