Tapeworm Species Details

Amazotaenia de Chambrier, 2001
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Peltidocotylinae
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Species ID 2527
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Peltidocotylinae
Genus Amazotaenia
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Authority de Chambrier, 2001
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Type Species Amazotaenia yvettae de Chambrier, 2001
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Verified By T. Scholz
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de Chambrier, A. 2001. A new tapeworm from the Amazon, Amazotaenia yvettae gen. n., sp. n., (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea) from the siluriform fishes Brachyplatystoma filamentosum and B. vaillanti (Pimelodidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 108: 303-316.

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Scientific Name Notes type species: Amazotaenia yvettae de Chambrier, 2001

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/17/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
04/14/2011Modified
01/23/2017ModifiedT. Scholz
04/12/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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