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Gangesia wallago Woodland, 1924
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Gangesiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2764
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Gangesiinae
Genus Gangesia
Species wallago
Authority Woodland, 1924
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gangesia bengalensis (Southwell, 1913) (in part) and Gangesia agraensis Verma, 1928 (in part)
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

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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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 -type species -All subsequent authors, including Freze (1965, p. 225), incorrectly listed G. bengalensis as the type species of the genus instead of G. wallago.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 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 Siluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine (anterior, middle and posterior region)
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material – BMNH 1927.8.10.1–2 and 964.12.15.256–280 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.