Tapeworm Species Details

Vermaia sorrakowahi
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 11343
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Vermaia
Species sorrakowahi
Authority
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Zaidi, D. A. and D. Khan. 1976. Cestodes of fishes from Pakistan. Biologia 22: 157-179.

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Ash, A., A. de Chambrier, T. Scholz, and P. K. Kar. 2010. Redescription of Vermaia pseudotropii, a hyperapolytic freshwater tapeworm, and composition of Vermaia Nybelin, 1942 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 665-677.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Provisionally retained as valid by Ash et al. (2010), but the host is apparently accidental. It is also possible that a 'tetraphyllidean'-like tapeworm was mistakenly assigned to Vermaia. de Chambrier et al. (2017) considered it to be species inquirenda.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/09/2012 Created A. Ash
04/24/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/28/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
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Genus Scoliodon
Species sorrakowah
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Scoliodon
Species laticaudus
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Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water Arabian Sea
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.