Tapeworm Species Details

Sciadocephalus Diesing, 1850
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Corallobothriinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2523
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Corallobothriinae
Genus Sciadocephalus
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Authority Diesing, 1850
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Verified By T. Scholz
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Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Redescription

Scholz, T. and A. de Chambrier. 2018. Redescription of Sciadocephalus megalodiscus Diesing, 1850, an unusual Neotropical fish tapeworm (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae). Journal of Parasitology 104: 523-529.

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Scientific Name Notes type species: Sciadocephalus megalodiscus Diesing, 1850, by monotypy

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
04/14/2011Modified
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
07/20/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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