Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia ambikaei Hiware, Kakade & Reddy, 2004
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 10829
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species ambikaei
Authority Hiware, Kakade & Reddy, 2004
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gangesia agraensis Verma, 1928
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Hiware, C. J., S. V. Kakade, and K. R. Reddy. 2004. A new species of genus Gangesia (Gangesia) Woodland, 1924, from fresh water fish, Wallago attu (Schneider). Rivista di Parassitologia 12: 65–73.

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Redescription

Ash, A., T. Scholz, A. de Chambrier, J. Brabec, M. Oros, P. K. Kar, S. P. Chavan, and J. Mariaux. 2012. Revision of Gangesia (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) in the Indomalayan region: morphology, molecules and surface ultrastructure. PLOS One 7(10): e46421.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/29/2012 Created A. Ash
04/22/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Siluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Manjara Project, Dhanegaon
Island(s)
City/Region Beed, Maharashtra
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype deposited at Helminthology Lab. Dept. of Zoology, Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.