Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus bivitellatus Woodland, 1937
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12566
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species bivitellatus
Authority Woodland, 1937
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
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Type Species
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Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1937. Some cestodes from Sierra Leone.-I. On Wenyonia longicauda, sp. n., and Proteocephalus bivitellatus, sp. n. . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 4: 931-937 + Plate .

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/15/2013 Created B. Barbeau
11/08/2013Modified
04/05/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cichliformes
Host Family Cichlidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Tilapia
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Coptodon
Species zillii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -"very close to Tilapia melanopleura" (= Coptodon zillii)

Type Locality

Country Sierra Leone
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Daru
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens -3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.