Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus agonis (Barbieri, 1909) La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12560
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species agonis
Authority (Barbieri, 1909) La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus longicollis (Zeder, 1800) Nufer, 1905
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia agonis Barbieri, 1909
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Barbieri, C. 1909. Ueber eine neue Species der Gattung Ichthyotaenia und ihre Verbreitungsweise. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitologie Abteilung I 49: 334-340.

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La Rue, G. R. 1911. A revision of the cestode family Proteocephalidae. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 473-482.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Proteocephalus-aggregate of de Chambrier et al. (2004) (= Proteocephalus sensu stricto)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/15/2013 Created B. Barbeau
11/08/2013Modified
08/25/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/04/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Clupeiformes
Host Family Clupeidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Alosa
Species finta
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Alosa
Species fallax
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host pyloric caeca and intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water Como Lake
Island(s)
City/Region near Bellaggio
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material not given specimens from the type host and type locality are deposited in MHNG (No. 13/49-51) - see Scholz and Hanzelová (1998)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.