Uvitellina pseudocotylea Witenberg 1923

• Main Authors: Dronen, Norman O., Blend, Charles K.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
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• Published: Zenodo 2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Platyhelminthes; Trematoda; Echinostomida; Cyclocoelidae; Uvitellina; Uvitellina pseudocotylea; Ringed Plover; Vanellus vanellus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6109022; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/317187CDFFCB7739BEB0A74C9BB28831

Uvitellina pseudocotylea Witenberg 1923 — Type species Type host. “Stilt”, Himantopus candidus (Bonnaterre) (Not a valid bird species. There are two species of Himantopus Brisson world wide: the black-winged or common stilt, Himantopus himantopus [Linnaeus], and the black-necked stilt, H . mexicanus [Müller] [Charadriiformes: Recurvirostridae], and only H . himantopus would likely be present in the Russian Federation or Japan)— Chertkova et al . (1994). Type locality. Turkestan, the Russian Federation; specific type locality unknown. Additional hosts. Long-billed plover, Charadrius placidus Gray & Gray (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae)— Yamaguti (1958, 1971), Uchida et al. (1991); little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius Scopoli (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae)—Cordero del Campillo et al . (1980). Additional localities. Japan—Yamaguti (1958; 1971); Uchida et al. (1991); Andalusia, Spain—Cordero del Campillo et al . (1980); Asian USSR (CIS)— Chertkova et al . (1994). Remarks. Joyeux & Baer (1927) considered this species to be Cyclocoelum pseudocotyleum (Witenberg, 1923) and Uvitellina magniembria Witenberg, 1923 to be a synonym of Cyclocoelum pseudocotyleum . Rudimentary oral sucker present (“The mouth leads into a small funnel-shaped hollow, on the dorsal wall of which there is a structure that appears as an excellent part of a powerful suction cup-like muscle ring.”)— Witenberg (1923); Witenberg (1926) and Bashkirova (1950). Estimated frοm figure in οriginal descriptiοn. 2Measurements frοm Bashkirοva (1950). = Nοt present. 1Estimated frοm figure in οriginal descriptiοn. Type host. Black-winged or common stilt, Himantopus himantopus Linnaeus (Syn. White-headed stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus Gould) (Charadriiformes: Recurvirostridae). Type locality. South Australia, specific type locality unknown. Additional hosts. Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus) (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae)— Tseng (1930); Yamaguti (1971). NHMUK on-line Host-Parasite Database lists 5 avian host species for U. adelphus and 1 ...