Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 2524
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Corallobothriinae
Genus Sciadocephalus
Species megalodiscus
Authority Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

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 by monotypy; Scholz & de Chambrier (2018) discussed subfamilial placement (together with Cichlidocestus as a new subfamily)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
03/15/2010Modified
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Cichliformes
Host Family Cichlidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cichla
Species monoculus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cichla
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Mato Grosso
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Paraná River basin, Porto Rico, PR, Brazil (Rego et al., 1999); Amazon River basin, Manaus, Brazil (Woodland, 1933) and Iquitos, Peru (Scholz & de Chambrier, 2018)
Locality Notes date collected: July & October

Specimens

Type Material NMW 2557-8 (V) (type specimens in vials)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes NMW = Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (= Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.