Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus glanduligerus (Janicki, 1928) Fuhrmann, 1933
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12842
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species glanduligerus
Authority (Janicki, 1928) Fuhrmann, 1933
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia glanduligera Janicki, 1928; misspelled as Proteocephalus glanduligera (Janicki, 1928) Fuhrmann, 1933 and Proteocephalus glandularia(Janicki, 1928) Wardle and McLeod, 1952 (generic name, Proteocephalus, is mass masculinum and thtus the ending of the specific name should be "glanduligerus" to match the gender of the genus)
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Janicki, C. 1926. Results of the Swedish Zoological Expedition to Egypt and the White Nile, 1901, under the direction of L. A. Jägerskiöld. Royal Univesity of Uppsala, Uppsala, 1-58 pp.

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Redescription

Scholz, T., A. de Chambrier, M. Beletew, and Z. N. Mahmoud. 2009. Redescription of Proteocephalus glanduligerus (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea), a Parasite of Clariid Catfishes in Africa with a Unique Glandular Apical Organ. Journal of Parasitology 95(2): 443-449.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/05/2014 Created
06/10/2014Modified
10/22/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
03/05/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Clarias
Species anguillaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes (Linnaeus, 1762) (Siluriformes: Clariidae)

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water Nile River
Island(s)
City/Region Cairo
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Type material of the species was not available and most probably does not exist.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Type material information as given per redescription.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.