IMPORTANCE OF MUSEUM SPECIMENS: RESOLVING THE TAXONOMIC PUZZLE OF HUMAN-INFECTING BROAD TAPEWORMS DESCRIBED BY O. NYBELIN IN 1931, AND REDESCRIPTION OF THE TYPES OF ADENOCEPHALUS PACIFICUS
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
34727166
DOI
10.1645/21-63
PII: 473065
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Marine mammals, Morphology, Otariidae, Pacific broad tapeworm, Taxonomy, Type-material,
- MeSH
- Cestoda anatomy & histology classification MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Museums MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
To avoid confusions related to the resurrection of AdenocephalusNybelin, 1931 (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea), the type material of the Pacific broad tapeworm, Adenocephalus pacificusNybelin, 1931, which also infects humans, is morphologically characterized. Transverse protuberances on the ventral side of proglottids anterior to gonopores, which are a diagnostic feature of the genus, are illustrated for the first time. The present study supports the importance of a study of type material even in the 'molecular era' of taxonomy, where the value of morphology is often underestimated. It also points out the need for specimen deposition in publicly accessible collections.
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