Tapeworm Species Details

Nomimoscolex semenasae Gil de Pertierra, 2002
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2308
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
Subfamily
Genus Nomimoscolex
Species semenasae
Authority Gil de Pertierra, 2002
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Gil de Pertierra, A. A. 2002. Nomimoscolex semenasae n. sp. (Proteocphalidea: Monticelliidae), a cestode parasite of Diplomystes viedmensis (Pisces: Siluriformes) from the Patagonian region of Argentina. Systematic Parasitology 53: 183-190.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/13/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
02/16/2010Modified
08/25/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Diplomystidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Diplomystes
Species viedmensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Olivaichthys
Species viedmensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host middle part of intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water Moreno Lake
Island(s)
City/Region Nahuel Huapi National Park, Province of Rio Negro
Coordinates
DD Latitude 41°02’S
DD Longitude 71°31’W
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -MACN-PA No. 403/1 (holotype) -MACN-PA No. 403/2-4 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.