Tapeworm Species Details

Endorchis piraeeba Woodland, 1934
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Endorchiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2550
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Endorchiinae
Genus Endorchis
Species piraeeba
Authority Woodland, 1934
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1934. On some remarkable new cestodes from the Amazon siluroid fish, Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein). Parasitology 26: 268-277+Plate X.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes revised by de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1997

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
12/05/2018ModifiedP. Alves
04/28/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Brachyplatystoma
Species filamentosum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Brachyplatystoma
Species filamentosum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region 16 miles below Parintins and half-way between Obydos and Santarem
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material not given Located in BMNH as per A. de Chambrier
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.