Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus membranacei Troncy, 1978
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2451
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species membranacei
Authority Troncy, 1978
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Proteocephalus largoproglottis Troncy, 1978 (new synonym)
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Troncy, P. M. 1978. Nouvelles observations sur les parasites des poissons du bassin tchadien. Bulletin de l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire 40: 528-552.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., T. Scholz, Z. N. Mahmoud, J. Mariaux, and M. Jirku. 2011. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) of Synodontis spp. (Siluriformes) in Africa: survey of species and their redescriptions. Zootaxa : 1-14.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/13/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
06/09/2014Modified
10/22/2015ModifiedN. Arisco

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Synodontis
Species membranaceus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Tchad
Body of Water Lake Tchad
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -MNHN No. 1116H.A. (Bocal C 73) (types)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -actual accession number may be 1116H.A. because type of P. largoproglottis has number 1115H
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.