Tapeworm Species Details

Kirstenella gordoni (Woodland, 1937) Kuchta in Kuchta et al., 2012
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9756
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Kirstenella
Species gordoni
Authority (Woodland, 1937) Kuchta in Kuchta et al., 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Polyonchobothrium gordoni Woodland, 1937; Polyoncobothrium gordoni (Woodland, 1937) Yamaguti, 1959; Bothriocephalus prudhoei Tadros, 1967; Polyonchobothrium sp. of Fagbenro et al. (1993); Senga gordoni (Woodland, 1937) Kuchta & Scholz, 2007
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1937. Some cestodes from Sierra Leone. II. A new caryophyllaeid, Marsypocephalus and Polyonchobothrium. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 189-192.

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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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/23/2012 Created R. Kuchta
06/10/2014Modified
01/26/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
10/12/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Clariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Heterobranchus
Species bidorsalis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Heterobranchus
Species bidorsalis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sierra Leone
Body of Water Waanje River
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -Near Pujehun

Specimens

Type Material - BMNH No. 1965.2.24.36-45 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.