Tapeworm Species Details

Silurotaenia shastri Gavhane & Jadhav, 1991
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2490
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Silurotaenia
Species shastri
Authority Gavhane & Jadhav, 1991
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gangesia macrones Woodland, 1924
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Gavhane, A. B. and B. V. Jadhav. 1991. Silurotaenia shastri n. sp. (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidae) from Macrones singhala at Aurangabad. Rivista di Parassitologia 52: 23-25.

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Redescription

Ash, A., T. Scholz, A. de Chambrier, J. Brabec, M. Oros, P. K. Kar, S. P. Chavan, and J. Mariaux. 2012. Revision of Gangesia (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) in the Indomalayan region: morphology, molecules and surface ultrastructure. PLOS One 7(10): e46421.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/12/2004 Created A. Ash, Healy, Scholz
11/02/2012Modified
04/26/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Bagridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Macrones
Species singhala
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sperata
Species seenghala
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Aurangabad, M. S.
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.