Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus wickliffi Hunter & Bangham, 1933
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2479
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species wickliffi
Authority Hunter & Bangham, 1933
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus longicollis (Zeder, 1800) Hanzelova & Scholz, 1999
Synonyms
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Citation(s)

Hunter III, G. W. and R. V. Bangham. 1933. Studies on the fish parasites of Lake Erie II. New Cestoda and Nematoda. Journal of Parasitology 19(4): 304-311.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Hanzelova & Scholz, 1999 synonymized this species with P. longicollis

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
02/23/2012Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Leucichthys
Species artedi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
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Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Lake Erie
Island(s)
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Specimens

Type Material -USNPC No. 8620 (holotype) -USNPC No. 8621 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.