Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus torulosus (Batch,1786) Nufer, 1905
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Species ID 2477
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species torulosus
Authority (Batch,1786) Nufer, 1905
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia torulosa Batsch, 1786; Ichthyotaenia torulosa (Batsch, 1786) Lönnberg, 1894; Proteocephalus ptychocheilus Faust, 1920; P. ruzskyi Titova, 1946; P. cobraeformis Haderlie, 1953
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Batsch, A. J. G. 1786. Naturgeschichte der Bandwurmgattung überhaupt und ihrer Arten insbesondere, nach dem neuern Beobachtungen in einem systematischen Auszuge. Johann Jacob Gebauer, Halle, 298 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/29/2004 Created
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/21/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
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Genus Leuciscus
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Type Locality

Country Europe
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Locality Notes - probably Germany

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.