Tapeworm Species Details

Elicilacunosus fahmii Koch, Jensen & Caira, 2012
Lecanicephalidea: Lecanicephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9660
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Lecanicephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Elicilacunosus
Species fahmii
Authority Koch, Jensen & Caira, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K. Jensen
Citation(s)

Koch, K. R., K. Jensen, and J. N. Caira. 2012. Three new genera and six new species of lecanicephalideans (Cestoda) from eagle rays of the genus Aetomylaeus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from Northern Australia and Borneo. Journal of Parasitology 98(1): 175-198.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/22/2012 Created K. Jensen , V. Lopez
07/25/2014Modified
08/03/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetomylaeus
Species nichofii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetomylaeus
Species nichofii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Indonesia
Body of Water South China Sea
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Sepuk Laut, West Kalimantan
Coordinates
DD Latitude -0.2
DD Longitude 109.083
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (whole mount of mature worm without apical organ; MZBCa No. 162), 2 paratypes (1 whole mount of mature worm without scolex and 1 detached mature proglottid; MZBCa Nos. 163-164); 12 paratypes (1 whole mount of complete mature worm, 1 whole mount of mature worm without apical organ, 2 whole mounts of mature worms without scoleces, 2 whole mounts of immature worms without scoleces, 2 detached mature proglottids, 1 detached gravid proglottid, 1 semipermanent lactophenol preparation of eggs, and cross-sections of 2 mature proglottids [1 PAS stained]; USNPC No. 104894); 7 paratypes (1 whole mount of scolex, 2 whole mounts of mature worms without scoleces [including strobilar voucher of scolex prepared for SEM], 1 whole mount of immature worm without scolex, 1 detached mature proglottid, and cross-sections of 2 mature proglottids [1 PAS stained]; LRP Nos. 7714-7723). Scolex prepared for SEM retained in the personal collection of K. Jensen at the University of Kansas.
Total Number of Type Specimens 22 specimens: 1 whole mount of complete mature worm, 2 whole mounts of mature worms without apical organ, 6 whole mounts of mature and 3 whole mounts of immature worms without scolex, 1 whole mount of scolex, 4 whole mounts of detached mature proglottids, 1 whole mount of detached gravid proglottid, 1 semi-permanent lactophenol preparation of eggs, cross- sections of 4 mature proglottids [2 detached mature proglottids PAS stained], and 1 scolex prepared for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.