Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia jammuensis Fotedar & Dhar, 1974
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2753
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species jammuensis
Authority Fotedar & Dhar, 1974
Taxonomic Status Nomen nudum
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Fotedar, D. N. and R. L. Dhar. 1974. Gangesia (Vermaia) jammuensis n. sp. (proteocephalidae: Cestoda) from freshwater fish in Jammu, India. Proceedings of the 61st Indian Sciences Congress Part III (Abstracts): 68.

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Redescription

Ash, A., A. de Chambrier, T. Scholz, and P. K. Kar. 2010. Redescription of Vermaia pseudotropii, a hyperapolytic freshwater tapeworm, and composition of Vermaia Nybelin, 1942 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 665-677.

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Scientific Name Notes This name appeared first, solely in an abstract of a Scientific Congress and thus is a nomen nudum. However, this name was subsequently published by Dhar & Fotedar (1979).

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
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Genus Wallago
Species attu
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Type Host
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Genus Wallago
Species attu
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Type Locality

Country India
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City/Region Jammu
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Specimens

Type Material not given
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.