Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia vachai (Gupta & Parmar, 1988) Ash, Scholz, de Chambrier, Brabec, Oros, Kar, Chavan & Mariaux, 2012
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 10837
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species vachai
Authority (Gupta & Parmar, 1988) Ash, Scholz, de Chambrier, Brabec, Oros, Kar, Chavan & Mariaux, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Silurotaenia vachai Gupta & Parmar, 1988
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Gupta, V. & S. Parmar. 1988. On a new species Silurotaenia vachai sp. nov. (Family: Proteocephalidae La Tue, 1911) from a fresh water fish Eutropiichthys vacha from lucknow. Indian Journal of Helminthology 40: 27-31.

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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
10/21/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
04/24/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Schilbeidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Eutropiichthys
Species vacha
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Eutropiichthys
Species vacha
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Wallago attu, Mystus cf. cavasius, Mystus cf. tengara
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Gomati river
Island(s)
City/Region Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.