Tapeworm Species Details

Nomimoscolex magna Rego, dos Santos & Silva, 1974
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2602
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Nomimoscolex
Species magna
Authority Rego, dos Santos & Silva, 1974
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Monticellia magna (Rego, dos Santos & Silva, 1974) de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1997
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Rego, A. A., J. C. dos Santos, and P. P. Silva. 1974. Estudos de cestóides de peixes do Brasil. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 72(3/4): 187-204.

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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

Record Data

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

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Porto Esperanca, Estado de Mato Grosso
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material IOC No. 4476, 4478, 4480 & 31049a-c
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.