Tapeworm Species Details

Pseudoendorchis megalonemi Alves, de Chambrier & Scholz, 2021
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14406
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Pseudoendorchis
Species megalonemi
Authority Alves, de Chambrier & Scholz, 2021
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms Monticellia santafesina sensu de Chambrier et al. 2015; nec Arrendondo and Gil de Pertierra 2010; Pseudoendorchis sp. 3 sensu Alves et al. 2021
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Citation(s)

Alves, P. V., A. de Chambrier, and T. Scholz. 2021. Description of the first species of Pseudoendorchis (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) with uniloculate suckers from the pimelodid catfish Megalonema platycephalum, with comments on the taxonomic importance of the terminal vagina. Systematic Parasitology 98: 535-545.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/03/2022 Created B. Barbeau
02/03/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/15/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/07/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/09/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Megalonema
Species platycephalum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Megalonema
Species platycephalum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host anterior intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Peru
Body of Water Upper Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region near Iquitos, Region of Loreto
Coordinates 3°47´S, 73°20´W
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Specimens

Type Material MHNG-PLAT-0137396 (holotype), IPCAS C-895 (paratypes)
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.