Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus dilatatus (Linton, 1889) La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12572
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species dilatatus
Authority (Linton, 1889) La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus macrocephalus (Creplin, 1825) Nufer, 1905
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511.

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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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/15/2013 Created B. Barbeau
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/25/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Anguilliformes
Host Family Anguillidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Anguilla
Species vulgaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Anguilla
Species anguilla
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.