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Proteocephalus chologasteri Whittaker & Hill, 1968
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12569
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species chologasteri
Authority Whittaker & Hill, 1968
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Whittaker, F. H. and L. G. Hill. 1968. Proteocephalus chaologasteri sp. n. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from the Spring Cavefish Chologaster agassizi Putman, 1782 (Pisces: Amblyopsidae) of Kentucky. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 35: 15-18.

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Redescription

Scholz, T., A. Choudhury, and F. Reyda. 2021. The Proteocephalus species-aggregate (Cestoda) in cyprinoids, pike, eel, smelt and cavefish of the Nearctic region (North America): diversity, host associations and distribution. Systematic Parasitology 98: 255–275.

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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
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/04/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/25/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Percopsiformes
Host Family Amblyopsidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chologaster
Species agassizi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Forbesichthys
Species agassizii
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Warren County, Kentucky
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.