Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus cernuae (Gmelin, 1790) La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
New Search Duplicate Record Edit Record

Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12568
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species cernuae
Authority (Gmelin, 1790) La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia cernuae Gmelin, 1790
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Gmelin, J. F. 1790. Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae. Tom. I. Pars VI. Classis VI. Vermes. Impensis Georg. Emanuel. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig], 3021-3910 pp.

(713) Download PDF

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

(3977) Download PDF

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
09/17/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/06/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
07/20/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/04/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Percidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gymnocephalus
Species cernua
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

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