Archigetes is a genus of tapeworms, that is unique among all tapeworms in that its species can mature in invertebrate hosts (Oligochaeta), in contrast to all other cestodes which have a vertebrate host. All five species were described as plerocercoids in oligochaetes, but two of them were also described as adults in cypriniform fishes.
| Archigetes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Caryophyllidea |
| Family: | Capingentidae |
| Genus: | Archigetes Leuckart, 1878,[1] |
Species
editAccording to WoRMS,[2] there are five valid species:
- Archigetes brachyurus Mrázek, 1908 [3]
- Archigetes cryptobothrius Wiśniewski, 1928[4]
- Archigetes iowensis Calentine, 1962[5]
- Archigetes limnodrili (Yamaguti, 1934) Kennedy, 1965[6]
- Archigetes sieboldi Leuckart, 1878 [1]
References
edit- 1 2 Leuckart R. 1878. Archigetes sieboldi, eine geschlechtsreife Cestodenamme. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 30 (Suppl.), 593–606.
- ↑ WoRMS (2021). Archigetes Leuckart, 1878. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1511810 on 2022-01-14
- ↑ Mrázek A. 1908. Ueber eine neue Art der Gattung Archigetes. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde. 46, 719–723.
- ↑ Wiśniewski LW. 1928. Archigetes cryptobothrius n. sp. nebst Angaben die Entwicklung im Genus Archigetes, R. Leuck. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 77, 113-124.
- ↑ Calentine RL. 1962. Archigetes iowensis sp. n. (Cestoda: Caryophyllaeidae) from Cyprinus carpio L. and Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède. Journal of Parasitology, 48, 513–524
- ↑ Kennedy CR. 1965. Taxonomic studies on Archigetes Leuckart, 1878 (Cestoda, Caryophyllidea). Parasitology, 55, 439–451.