Tapeworm Species Details

Monticellia megacephala Woodland, 1934
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2582
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Monticellia
Species megacephala
Authority Woodland, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Chambriella megacephala (Woodland, 1934) Alves, de Chambrier, Luque & Scholz, 2017
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1934. On six new cestodes from Amazon fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1: 33-44 + Plates I.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A. and T. Scholz. 2008. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) of firewood catfish Sorubimichthys planiceps (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from the Amazon River. Folia Parasitologica 55: 17-28.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
03/12/2010Modified
12/09/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
02/20/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/21/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/24/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/05/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Platystomatichthys
Species sturio
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sorubimichthys
Species planiceps
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes Type host was misidentified (see de CHambrier & Scholz, 2008)

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region Codajaz, about 150 miles above Manaos
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material not given
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.