Species Acanthotaenia gracilis (Beddard, 1913) (Species inquirenda)

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• Ichthyotaenia gracilis Beddard, F.E 1913. On six species of tapeworms from reptiles belonging to the genus Ichthyotaenia (s.l.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 4-36 [23].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.

Generic Combinations

• Acanthotaenia gracilis (Beddard, 1913). —
  Rudin, E 1917. Die Ichtyotaenien der Reptilien. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 25: 179-381
• Crepidobothrium gracilis (Beddard, 1913). —
  Meggitt, F.J. 1927. Remarks on the Cestode Families Monticellidae and Ichthyotaeniidae. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 69-87

Introduction

Species considered 'Species inquirenda' following de Chambrier et al. (2019).

Distribution

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Varanus varius (White, 1790) [VARANIDAE] Lace Monitor (definitive)).

General References

de Chambrier, A., Brabec, J., Tran, B.H. & Scholz, T. 2019. Revision of Acanthotaenia von Linstow, 1903 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), parasites of monitors (Varanus spp.), based on morphological and molecular data. Parasitology Research 1–23

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