Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus arcticus Coooper, 1921
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12563
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species arcticus
Authority Coooper, 1921
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus longicollis (Zeder, 1800) Nufer, 1905
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Cooper, A. R. 1921. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Vol. IX: Annelids, parasitic worms, protozoans, etc. Part G-H: Trematoda and Cestoda. Thomas Mulvey, Ottawa, 15-27 pp.

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Redescription

Hanzelová, V. and T. Scholz. 1999. Species of Proteocephalus Weinland, 1858 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), parasites of coregonid and salmonid fishes from North America: Taxonomic reappraisal. Journal of Parasitology 85(1): 94-101.

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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
08/05/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/04/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Salmoniformes
Host Family Salmonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Salvelinus
Species marstoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host posterior portion of intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Canada
Body of Water Lake at Bernard harbour
Island(s)
City/Region Northwest Territories
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -CMNPA 1900-0056 (cotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.