Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus leptosoma (Leidy, 1888) La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12584
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species leptosoma
Authority (Leidy, 1888) La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus nematosoma (Leidy, 1891) La Rue, 1911
Synonyms Taenia leptosoma Leidy, 1888 (preoccupied); Taenia nematosoma Leidy, 1891; Taenia somatolepta Monticelli, 1891; Ichthyotaenia leptosoma (Leidy, 1888) Riggenbach, 1896; Ichthyotaenia nematosoma (Leidy, 1891) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus leptosoma (Leidy, 1888) Yamaguti, 1959
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Citation(s)

Leidy, J. 1888. Parasites of the Pickerel. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 40: 169.

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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Proteocephalus nematosoma (Leidy, 1891) La Rue, 1911 species inquirenda

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 Esociformes
Host Family Esocidae
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Genus Esox
Species reticulatus
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Genus Esox
Species niger
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Country U.S.A.
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