Tapeworm Species Details

Endorchis auchenipteri de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Endorchiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2548
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Endorchiinae
Genus Endorchis
Species auchenipteri
Authority de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pseudoendorchis auchenipteri (de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999) Alves, de Chambrier, Luque & Scholz, 2020
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

de Chambrier, A. and C. Vaucher. 1999. Proteocephalidae et Monticelliidae (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea) parasites de poissons d’eau douce au Paraguay, avec descriptions d’un genre nouveau et de dix especes nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 106: 165-240.

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Redescription

Alves, P. V., A. de Chambrier, J.L. Luque, and T. Scholz. 2020. Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden cestode diversity in Pimelodus catfishes in the Neotropics . Zoologica Scripta 50: 210–224.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/17/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
11/22/2010Modified
12/05/2018ModifiedP. Alves
04/26/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/09/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Auchenipteridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Auchenipterus
Species osteomystax
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Auchenipterus
Species osteomystax
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Paraguay
Body of Water Rio Parana
Island(s)
City/Region General Diaz Neembucu, Dept. Neembucu
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Rio Salado, Dept. Presidente Hayes
Locality Notes date collected: Oct. 3, 1990

Specimens

Type Material MHNG No. INVE 21976 (holotype) MHNG No. INVE 21978, 21980, 24659-24660 (4 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material MHNG No. INVE 21974-75, 21977, 21979, 24658
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.