Dictymetra sp., Clark, 1952

Mariaux, Jean & Georgiev, Boyko B., 2018, Seven new species of cestode parasites (Neodermata, Platyhelminthes) from Australian birds, European Journal of Taxonomy 440, pp. 1-42 : 27

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.440

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DB80A42B-5C53-455B-86A4-2003D6F03522

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3846834

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A15C4A58-FFEC-A55C-FD27-FB5CFABEF853

treatment provided by

Valdenar

scientific name

Dictymetra sp.
status

 

Dictymetra sp.

Material examined

AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Redland Bay, 27°39′ S, 153°19′ E, date unknown, Matthews (?) leg., fragments from 2 specs (AHC 35795, AHC 35796).

Host

Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1802) ( Charadriiformes , Burhinidae ).

Site of infection

Small intestine.

Description

Despite its similarity with the above described new species, this material probably belongs to another congeneric species. The available mounted specimens do not however allow for a detailed description. From the single scolex and few fragments available, the hook arrangement is similar to that of D. longiuncinata but hooks are somewhat larger (about 145 long). The rostellar sac (320 × 140) and rostellum (270 × 90) are smaller. It also has a cirrus armed with long setae but has a higher number of testes, i.e., 29–45 (37, n = 12) – and a smaller cirrus-sac, 107–113 × 25–28 (110 × 27, n = 4). It most probably belongs to Dictymetra but additional fresh material is obviously needed to confirm its status.

GBIF Dataset (for parent article) Darwin Core Archive (for parent article) View in SIBiLS Plain XML RDF