Tapeworm Species Details

Megathylacoides tva Jones, Kerley & Sneed, 1956
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Essexiellinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2383
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Essexiellinae
Genus Megathylacoides
Species tva
Authority Jones, Kerley & Sneed, 1956
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Corallobothrium tva Jones, Kerley & Sneed, 1956
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Jones, A. W., C. Kerley and K. E. Sneed. 1956. New species and a new subgenus of Corallobothrium (Cestoda, Proteocephala) from catfishs of the Mississippi Basin. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 31: 179-185.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -this taxon was originally proposed as: Corallobothrium (Megathylacoides) tva by Jones et al., 1956

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
02/16/2010Modified
04/17/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/15/2024ModifiedT. Scholz
08/12/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Ictaluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pilodictis
Species olivaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pylodictis
Species olivaris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host pyloris and duodenum
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Watt’s Bar Lake
Island(s)
City/Region Tennessee
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -USNPC 38260 (type)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material -”other material”, Helminthological Collection, Dept. of Zoology & Entomology, University of Tennessee
Specimen Notes 2 slides (671-20 & 671-21)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.