Tapeworm Species Details

Cephalobothrium gangeticus Gairola, Malhotra & Sukul, 1987
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1956
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Cephalobothrium
Species gangeticus
Authority Gairola, Malhotra & Sukul, 1987
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Gairola, D., S. K. Malhotra, N. C. Sukul. 1987. Bionomics and taxometry of tapeworms of Cephalobothrium gangeticus n. sp. parasitizing Indian freshwater and marine fishes. Rivista di Parassitologia 6(48): 361-367.

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Scientific Name Notes Jensen (2005) listed this species as a species inquirenda (non-lecanicephalidean); it is unrecognizable based on its original description and, given its type host, likely not a lecanicephalidean.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/18/2006 Created K. Jensen
02/11/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/12/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Bagridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mystus
Species vittatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes [This is a teleost fish.]

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water River Ganges
Island(s)
City/Region Allahabad, West Bengal
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Adult Holotype slide n. PCLS/110/86 deposited with the Parasitological collections, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P. India.
Total Number of Type Specimens 10 Adults
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.