Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia margolisi Shimazu, 1994
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2348
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species margolisi
Authority Shimazu, 1994
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Shimazu, T. 1994. A new species of genus Gangesia (Cestoidea: Proteocephalidae) from the Biwa catfish of Japan. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 51: 3-7.

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Redescription

Ash, A., A. de Chambrier., T. Shimazu, A. Ermolenko, and T. Scholz. 2015. An annotated list of the species of Gangesia Woodland, 1924 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea), parasites of catfishes in Asia, with new synonyms and a key to their identification. Systematic Parasitology 91(1): 13-33.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/12/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
02/11/2010Modified
10/15/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
04/23/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Siluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Silurus
Species biwaensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Silurus
Species biwaensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Lake Biwa
Island(s)
City/Region Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype and paratypes NSMT-P1 4066
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.