Tapeworm Species Details

Gangesia pseudotropii Verma, 1928
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2761
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species pseudotropii
Authority Verma, 1928
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Vermaia pseudotropii (Verma, 1928) Nybelin, 1942
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Verma, S. C. 1928. Some cestodes from Indian fishes, including four new species of Tetraphyllidea and revised keys to the genera Acanthobothrium and Gangesia. Allahabad University Studies 4: 119-176.

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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 -considered synonym by Rego (1994)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/20/2003 Created A. Ash, Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, C
10/25/2012Modified
04/24/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Ailiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pseudotropius
Species garua
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clupisoma
Species garua
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host duodenum and small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Ganges and Jumna
Island(s)
City/Region Allahabad
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.