Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia etawaensis Malhotra, Dixit & Capoor, 1980
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2300
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species etawaensis
Authority Malhotra, Dixit & Capoor, 1980
Taxonomic Status Nomen nudum
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Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Malhotra, S. K., S. Dixit, and V. N. Capoor. 1980. Taxometric evaluation of a new fish cestode Gangesia mehamdabadensis n. sp., from Mystus tengra from Mehamdabad, Gujrat. Science and Environment 3: 9-11.

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Redescription

Ash, A., T. Scholz, A. de Chambrier, J. Brabec, M. Oros, P. K. Kar, S. P. Chavan, and J. Mariaux. 2012. Revision of Gangesia (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) in the Indomalayan region: morphology, molecules and surface ultrastructure. PLOS One 7(10): e46421.

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Scientific Name Notes -this appears to be a misprint; this name appears only in one sentence in the abstract of the paper; this species appears to be referred to as Gangesia mehamdabadensis throughout the paper by Malhotra et al. 1980

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/05/2006 Created A. Ash
10/25/2012Modified
04/22/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Bagridae
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Genus Mystus
Species tengra
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Genus Mystus
Species tengara
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