Tapeworm Species Details

Amirthalingamia macracantha (Joyeux & Baer, 1935) Bray, 1974
Cyclophyllidea: Gryporhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8525
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Gryporhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Amirthalingamia
Species macracantha
Authority (Joyeux & Baer, 1935) Bray, 1974
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Dilepis delachauxi of Joyeux & Baer, 1930, nec Fuhrmann, 1909; Paradilepis macroacantha Joyeux & Baer, 1935
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Joyeux, C. and J.-G. Baer. 1936. Notices helminthologiques. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 60(6): 482-501.

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Bray, R. A. 1974. A new genus of dilepidid cestode in Tilapia nilotica (L.. 1757) and Phalacrocorax carbo (L., 1758) in Sudan. Journal of Natural History 8: 589-596.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Type species for genus Amirthalingamia Bray, 1974

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/25/2012 Created Salamatin
01/16/2013Modified
10/14/2016ModifiedA. Phillips
08/08/2017ModifiedA. Phillips
08/24/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/31/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Suliformes
Host Family Phalacrocoracidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Phalacrocorax
Species africanus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Microcarbo
Species africanus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Bray (1974) redescribed based on material from Phalacrocorax africanus and larval stage in liver of Tilapia nilotica (=Oreochromis niloticus) from Sudan, Green Belt

Type Locality

Country Mali
Body of Water Niger valley
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.