Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia shivajiraoi Dhole, Waghmare & Chavan, 2012
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12639
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species shivajiraoi
Authority Dhole, Waghmare & Chavan, 2012
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Type Species
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Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Dhole, J., S. Waghmare, and R. Chavan. 2012. Taxonomic evaluation of a new fish tapeworm, Gangesia shivajiraoi sp. nov. from a freshwater fish Wallago attu of Marathwada region (m.s.) India with revised key to species of genus Gangesia. Trends in Parasitology Research 1(2): 13-21.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonym of Gangesia agraensis

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/05/2013 Created A. Ash
07/22/2014Modified
04/24/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Siluridae
Type Host
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Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Wallago
Species attu
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
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City/Region Maharashtra state
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Specimens

Type Material HRL/2008-10/1-5 Deposited in the Helminthology Research Lab. Dept. of Zoology, Dr. B.A.M.U. Aurangabad (M.S.)
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.