Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia aurangabadensis Shinde & Wankhede, 1990
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2345
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species aurangabadensis
Authority Shinde & Wankhede, 1990
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gangesia bengalensis (Southwell, 1913)
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Shinde, G. B. and H. J. Wankhede. 1990. Two new species of the genus Gangesia Woodland, 1924 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea). Indian Journal of Parasitology 14: 141-143.

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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 -there were no figure captions for the figures of this species in the original paper.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/08/2004 Created A. Ash, Caira , Scholz
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
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Macrones
Species senghala
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sperata
Species seenghala
Subspecies
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Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Godavari river
Island(s)
City/Region at Paithan, Aurangabad, M. S.
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.