Tapeworm Species Details

Goezeella piramutab Woodland, 1933
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2558
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Goezeella
Species piramutab
Authority Woodland, 1933
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Goezeella siluri Fuhrman, 1916
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1933. On two new cestodes from the Amazon siluroid fish Brachyplatystoma vaillanti Cuv. and Val.. Parasitology 25: 485-490.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -de Chambrier, Rego & Mariaux (2004) synonymized this species with Goezeella siluri Fuhrman, 1916

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
03/12/2010Modified
12/05/2018ModifiedP. Alves
04/29/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region about 70 miles below Manaos
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.