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Parabothriocephaloides wangi Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Bothriocephalidea: Echinophallidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13699
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Echinophallidae
Subfamily
Genus Parabothriocephaloides
Species wangi
Authority Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Taxonomic Status Nomen novum
Valid Name
Synonyms Parabothriocephalus psenopsis Wang, Liu & Yang, 2004
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Wang Y. , S. Liu and Y. Yang . 2004. Parabothriocephalus Psenopsis n. sp. (Eucestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in Psenosis Anomala from the Taiwan Strait, China. American Society of Parasitologists 90(3): 623-625.

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Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, and R. A. Bray. 2008. Revision of the order Bothriocephalidea Kuchta, Scholz, Brabec & Bray, 2008 (Eucestoda) with amended generic diagnoses and keys to families and genera. Systematic Parasitology 71: 81-136.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -because of homonymy with Parabothriocephaloides psenopsis (Gulyaev, Korotaeva & Kurochkin, 1989), a new name, Parabothriocephaloides wangi nom. nov., is proposed to accommodate the taxon described by Wang et al. (2004).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2016 Created B. Barbeau
09/09/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
11/26/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Centrolophidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Psenopsis
Species anomala
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Psenopsis
Species anomala
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host pyloric caeca
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Xiamen, Fujian
Coordinates 24º28'N, 118º11'E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -PRLXU No. C20000501 (holotype); PRLXU Nos. C20000502, C20000503, and C20000504 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens -384 specimens from 42 of 133 hosts.
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -deposited in Parasitology Research Laboratory, Xiamen University, People’s Republic of China
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.