Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 2356
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species sumani
Authority Shinde & Wankhede, 1990
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Vermaia pseudotropii (Verma, 1928) Nybelin, 1942
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., A. de Chambrier, T. Scholz, and P. K. Kar. 2010. Redescription of Vermaia pseudotropii, a hyperapolytic freshwater tapeworm, and composition of Vermaia Nybelin, 1942 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 665-677.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/08/2004 Created A. Ash, Caira , Scholz
10/25/2012Modified
04/24/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Synbranchiformes
Host Family Mastacembelidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mastacembellus
Species armatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mastacembelus
Species armatus
Subspecies
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Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Paithan, Aurangabad, M. S.
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Specimens

Type Material
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.