Tapeworm Species Details

Nesolecithus janickii Poche, 1922
Amphilinidea: Amphilinidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13
Order Amphilinidea
Family Amphilinidae
Subfamily
Genus Nesolecithus
Species janickii
Authority Poche, 1922
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Monostomum liguloideum Diеsiпg, 1850; Schizochoerus janickii (Poche, 1922) Bandoni & Brooks, 1987
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Poche, F. 1922. Zur Kenntnis der Amphilinidea. Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipzig 54: 276-287.

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Redescription

Dubinina, M. N. 1982. [Parasitic worms of the class Amphilinida (Platyhelminthes)] (In Russian). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta 100: 143 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes - Diesing's original description of Monostoma liguloidea appears to be based on a mixed collection of Schizochoerus liguloideus and Nesolecithus janickii; -page 320

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2006 Created K. Catanese
08/02/2012Modified
02/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/07/2017ModifiedT. Scholz
08/02/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Osteoglossiformes
Host Family Osteoglossidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Arapaima
Species gigas
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Arapaima
Species gigas
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.