Tapeworm Species Details

Monticellia amazonica de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1997
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2571
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Monticellia
Species amazonica
Authority de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1997
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Nomimoscolex piracatinga Woodland, 1935
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

de Chambrier, A. and C. Vaucher. 1997. Revision des cestodes (Monticelliidae) decrits par Woodland (1934) chez Brachyplatystoma filamentosum avec redefinition des genres Endorchis Woodland, 1934 et Nomimoscolex Woodland, 1934. Systematic Parasitology 37: 219-233.

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Scientific Name Notes -proposed as a replacement name for Nomimoscolex piracatinga Woodland, 1935 because of homonymy with Monticellia piracatinga Woodland, 1935 -Rego et al. (1999) mistakenly labeled a brief diagnosis of Nomimoscolex piracatinga (=Monticellia amazonica) under the name “N. emarginatum (Diesing, 1856) [sic]”

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/17/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
05/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
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Genus Luciopimelodus
Species pati
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Genus Luciopimelodus
Species pati
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Specimens

Type Material Located in BMNH as per A. de Chambrier
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.