Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus poulsoni Whittaker & Zober, 1978
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12601
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species poulsoni
Authority Whittaker & Zober, 1978
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Whittaker, F. H. and S. J. Zober. 1978. Proteocephalus poulsoni sp. n. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from the Northern cavefish Amblyopsis spelaea Dekay, 1842 (Pisces: Amblyopsidae) of Kentucky. Folia Parasitologica 25: 277-280.

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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 Percopsiformes
Host Family Amblyopsidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Amblyopsis
Species spelaea
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Amblyopsis
Species spelaea
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Under the Road Cave, Breckinridge, Kentucky
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -Not known to exist (In the original description: ‘‘Specimens in collection of first author’’)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.