Tapeworm Species Details

Ichthyotaenia macdonaghi Szidat & Nani, 1951
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12616
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Ichthyotaenia
Species macdonaghi
Authority Szidat & Nani, 1951
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Cangatiella macdonaghi (Szidat & Nani, 1951) Gil de Pertierra & Viozzi, 1999
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Szidat, L. and A. Nani. 1951. Diplostomiasis cerebralis del pejerrey. Una grave epizootia que afecta a la economia nacional producida por larvas de trematodes que destruyen el cerebro de los pejerreyes.. Revista del Instituto Nacional de Investigacion de las Ciencias Naturales anexo al Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 1(8): 323-384.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/15/2013 Created B. Barbeau
01/31/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/07/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Atheriniformes
Host Family Atherinopsidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Basilichthys
Species microlepidotus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Odontesthes
Species hatcheri
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes de Chambrier et al. (2017) reported Odontesthes bonariensis as the type host

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water Pellegrini lake
Island(s)
City/Region Province of Rio Negro
Coordinates 38°40'S, 68°
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MACN-Pa 39/1 (holotype); MACN-Pa 39/2 (4 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material MACN-Pa 378/1-5; MHNG-PLAT 22842-4; CRUB 72, 73
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.