Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus macrocephalus (Creplin, 1825) Nufer, 1905
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2449
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species macrocephalus
Authority (Creplin, 1825) Nufer, 1905
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia macrocephala Creplin, 1825; T. hemisphaerica Molin, 1859; T. dilatata Linton, 1889; Proteocephalus dilatatus (Linton, 1889) La Rue, 1911
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Citation(s)

Creplin, F. C. H. 1825. Observationes de Entozois. Gryphiswaldiae : Sumtibus Mauritii Librarii, , 86 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/05/2006 Created B. Barbeau
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/10/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
05/25/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Anguilliformes
Host Family Anguillidae
Type Host
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Genus Anguilla
Species vulgaris
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Genus Anguilla
Species anguilla
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Type Locality

Country Germany
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City/Region Greifswald
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.