Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia parasiluri Yamaguti, 1934
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2760
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species parasiluri
Authority Yamaguti, 1934
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1934. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 4. Cestodes of fishes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 1-112.

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Redescription

Ash, A., A. de Chambrier., T. Shimazu, A. Ermolenko, and T. Scholz. 2015. An annotated list of the species of Gangesia Woodland, 1924 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea), parasites of catfishes in Asia, with new synonyms and a key to their identification. Systematic Parasitology 91(1): 13-33.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
10/15/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Siluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Parasilurus
Species asotus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Silurus
Species asotus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Silurus biwaensis

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Lake Ogura
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - Meguro Parasitological Museum (MPM) No. 22793 (holotype); - MPM No. 22794 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.