Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus laruei Faust, 1920
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2446
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species laruei
Authority Faust, 1920
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus longicollis (Zeder, 1800) Nufer, 1905
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia laruei (Faust, 1920) Meggitt, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Faust, E. C. 1919. Two new Proteocephalidae. Journal of Parasitology 6(2): 79-83.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Hanzelová & Scholz (1999) considered this to be a synonym of Proteocephalus longicollis

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Coregonus
Species williamsoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host mid-intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Bitter Root River
Island(s)
City/Region at Fort Missoula, Montana
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material -not indicated in original paper -Hanzelová & Scholz (1999) indicated the holotype is deposited in the USNPC No. 61005
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.