Tapeworm Species Details

Silurotaenia vachai Gupta & Parmar, 1988
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2494
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Silurotaenia
Species vachai
Authority Gupta & Parmar, 1988
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gangesia vachai (Gupta & Parmar, 1988) Ash, Scholz, de Chambrier, Brabec, Oros, Kar, Chavan & Mariaux, 2012
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Gupta, V. & S. Parmar. 1988. On a new species Silurotaenia vachai sp. nov. (Family: Proteocephalidae La Tue, 1911) from a fresh water fish Eutropiichthys vacha from lucknow. Indian Journal of Helminthology 40: 27-31.

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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 Schilbeidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Eutropiichthys
Species vacha
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Eutropiichthys
Species vacha
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Wallago attu, Mystus spp.
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country [India]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lucknow
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Bangladesh (Durgapur); Assam, Siliguri
Locality Notes

Specimens

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