Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus chamelensis Pérez-Ponce de León, Brooks, & Berman, 1995
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2425
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species chamelensis
Authority Pérez-Ponce de León, Brooks, & Berman, 1995
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Pérez-Ponce de León, D. R. Brooks, and R. Berman. 1995. Proteocephalus chamelensis n. sp. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from the “guavina” Gobiomorus maculatus (Osteichthyes: Eleotrididae) in Chamela Bay, Jalisco, México. Journal of Parasitology 81(5): 773-776.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/13/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
04/13/2010Modified
08/12/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Gobiiformes
Host Family Eleotridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Gobiomorus
Species maculatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gobiomorus
Species maculatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Estero Chamela
Island(s)
City/Region Bahía de Chamela, Jalisco State
Coordinates 19°30’-19°32’N, 105°06’W
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material -CNHE No. II-333 (holotype) -USNPC No. 84880 (paratype) -CNHE No. II-334-335 (paratypes) -MHNG No. INVE 18256 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.