Tapeworm Species Details

Electrotaenia malopteruri (Fritsch, 1886) Nybelin, 1942
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2341
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Electrotaenia
Species malopteruri
Authority (Fritsch, 1886) Nybelin, 1942
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia malopteruri Fritsch, 1886; Ichthyotaenia malapteruri (Fritsch, 1886) Riggenbach, 1896 Monticellia malopteruri (Fritsch,
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Fritsch, G. 1886. Die Parasiten des Zitterwelses. Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Sitzung der physikalisch-mathematischen Classe 6: 99-108 + plate I.

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Nybelin, O. 1942. Zur Helminthenfauna der Süsswasserfische Schwedens. II. Die Cestoden des Welses. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps-och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar, Ser. B 1: 1-24.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., T. Scholz, and M. H. Ibraheem. 2004. Redescription of Electrotaenia malopterurui (Fritsch, 1886) (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), a parasite of Malapterurus electricus (Siluriformes: Malapteruruidae) from Egypt. Systematic Parasitology 57: 97-109.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/11/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
02/11/2010Modified
04/13/2019ModifiedA. Phillips
04/25/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Malapteruridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Malopterus
Species electricus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Malapterurus
Species electricus
Subspecies
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Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water
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City/Region
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material Not known to exist
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.