Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus osburni Bangham, 1925
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12592
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species osburni
Authority Bangham, 1925
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus fluviatilis Bangham, 1925
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Citation(s)

Bangham, R. V. 1925. A study of the cestode parasites of the black bass in Ohio, with special reference to their life history and distribution. The Ohio Journal of Science 25: 255-268 + Plates.

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Scientific Name Notes -synonymised by Scholz et al. (2019)

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 Centrarchiformes
Host Family Centrarchidae
Type Host
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Genus Micropterus
Species dolomieu
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Micropterus
Species dolomieu
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
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City/Region Southern Ohio streams, Ohio
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.