Tapeworm Species Details

Ephedrocephalus microcephalus Diesing, 1850
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Ephedrocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2552
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Ephedrocephalinae
Genus Ephedrocephalus
Species microcephalus
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

Alves, P. V., A. de Chambrier, J. L. Luque, and T. Scholz. 2018. Towards a robust systematic baseline of Neotropical fish tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae): amended diagnoses of two genera from the redtail catfish, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus. Zootaxa 4370(4): 363–380.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
03/15/2010Modified
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 Phractocephalus
Species hemioliopterus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Phractocephalus
Species hemioliopterus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host posterior intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Southern Amazon River basin
Island(s)
City/Region Mato Grosso State (former captaincy of Mato Grosso)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Syntype—MHNG-PLAT-40806, whole-mounted specimen (1 slide), stained fragments (3 slides) and 34 slides of serial cross-sections.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material Additional specimens—CHIOC 38886, MHNG-PLAT-21851, 21853, 21899, 21909, 21910, 5 whole-mounted specimens (7 slides) and 7 slides of serial cross-sections, collected on 5.x.1995, host field Nos. Br 539b-e, 540a,b; MHNG-PLAT-22009, whole-mounted specimen (
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.