Tapeworm Species Details

Gigantolina elongata (Johnston, 1931) Rohde, 2000
Amphilinidea: Amphilinidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9
Order Amphilinidea
Family Amphilinidae
Subfamily
Genus Gigantolina
Species elongata
Authority (Johnston, 1931) Rohde, 2000
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Austramphilina elongata Johnston, 1931
Synonyms Kosterina kuiperi Ihle & Ihle-Landenberg, 1932
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)
Redescription

Dubinina, M. N. 1982. [Parasitic worms of the class Amphilinida (Platyhelminthes)] (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 100: 143 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes -validity based on Rhode (2000) website Rohde, K. 2000. Gigantolina elongata. Austramphilina elongata. Version 06 December 2000. http://tolweb.org/Gigantolina_elongata/20411/2000.12.06 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2006 Created K. Catanese
10/14/2014Modified
09/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/07/2017ModifiedT. Scholz
08/02/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Testudines
Host Family Chelidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chelodina
Species longicollis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chelodina
Species longicollis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host body cavity
Host Notes -collected early in 1930 by Mr. W. Filmer

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Tuggerah, New South Wales
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.