Tapeworm Species Details

Corallotaenia minutia (Fritts, 1959) Befus & Freeman, 1973
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Essexiellinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2688
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Essexiellinae
Genus Corallotaenia
Species minutia
Authority (Fritts, 1959) Befus & Freeman, 1973
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Corallotaenia intermedia (Fritts, 1959) Freze, 1965
Synonyms Corallobothrium minutium Fritts, 1959
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Fritts, D. H . 1959. Helminth parasites of the fishes of Northern Idaho. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 78: 194-202.

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Befus, A. D. and R. S. Freeman. 1973. Corallobothrium parafimbriatum sp. n. and Corallobothrium minutia (Fritts, 1959) comb. n. (Cestoda: Proteocephaloidea) from Algonquin Park, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 51: 243-248.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes listed in Schmidt (1986)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/15/2024ModifiedT. Scholz
08/12/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Ictaluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Amerius
Species nebulosus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Amerius
Species nebulosus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Coeur d’Alene Lake
Island(s)
City/Region Idaho
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -USNPC No. 55624 (types)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.