Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) of Australian reptiles: hidden diversity of strictly host-specific parasites
Chambrier, Alain De
Beveridge, Ian
Scholz, Tomáš
Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-23
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4
477
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Chambrier & Beveridge & Scholz, 2018
Chambrier & Beveridge & Scholz
2018
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Cestoda
Proteocephalidae
Australophiotaenia
GBIF
Animalia
Proteocephalidea
17
478
Platyhelminthes
genus
gen. nov.
Host.Common death adder, Acanthophis antarticus(Shaw, 1805)( Ophidia: Elapidae).
Distribution. Australia( Western Australia).
Material studied.Two whole mounts with four pregravid proglottids ( WAM 11-97) from Blanchins, WesternAustralia, 6.6.1996.
Remarks.Only four pregravid, partly decomposed and deformed proglottids are available. It is characterised by possessing 56-63 testes (n = 3), 12–15 uterine diverticula on each side, the width of the ovary represents 46– 51% (n = 3) of the proglottid width; However, they possess a submedian genital pore, which is unique among all proteocephalid tapeworms (see Freze, 1965; Rego, 1994; de Chambrier et al., 2017).
1919493486
1996-06-06
WAM
Blanchins
17
494
WAM 11-97
1
Western Australia