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Gangesia Woodland, 1924
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Species ID 2747
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
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Authority Woodland, 1924
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Verified By T. Scholz
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Woodland, W. N. F. 1924. On a new Bothriocephalus and a new genus of Proteocephalidae from Indian fresh-water fishes. Parasitology 16: 441-451 + Plate .

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Scientific Name Notes -valid -type species: Gangesia wallago Woodland, 1924 by designation -Verma (1928) and all following authors incorrectly listed Gangesia bengalensis Southwell, 1913 as the type species of this genus

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
04/14/2011Modified
04/22/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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