Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia indica Gupta and Parmar, 1982
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2752
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species indica
Authority Gupta and Parmar, 1982
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gangesia bengalensis (Southwell, 1913)
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Gupta, A. and S. Parmar. 1982. On a new cestode, Gangesia (Gangesia) indica sp. nov. from a fresh-water fish, Wallagonia attu (Bloch.) from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Journal of Helminthology 34: 44-49.

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Redescription

Ash, A., T. Scholz, A. de Chambrier, J. Brabec, M. Oros, P. K. Kar, S. P. Chavan, and J. Mariaux. 2012. Revision of Gangesia (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) in the Indomalayan region: morphology, molecules and surface ultrastructure. PLOS One 7(10): e46421.

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Scientific Name Notes not listed in Schmidt (1986)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/20/2003 Created A. Ash, Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, C
10/25/2012Modified
04/22/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Siluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Wallagonia
Species attu
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water River Gomati
Island(s)
City/Region Lucknow
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

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