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Proteocephalus perplexus La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12597
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species perplexus
Authority La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Laruella perplexa (La Rue, 1911) Scholz, Choudhury, & McAllister, 2022
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia perplexa (La Rue, 1911) Meggitt, 1927
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Citation(s)

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

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/15/2013 Created B. Barbeau
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/07/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Amiiformes
Host Family Amiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Amia
Species calva
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Amia
Species calva
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Lepisosteus platystomus
Site in Host
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Illinois River
Island(s)
City/Region Havana, Illinois
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Specimens

Type Material USNM 1347286 (holotype), USNM 1348673–1348680 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.