Tapeworm Species Details

Ichthyotaenia nematosoma (Leidy, 1890) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2788
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ichthyotaenia
Species nematosoma
Authority (Leidy, 1890) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Specieas inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia leptosoma Leidy, 1888 (preoccupied); Taenia nematosoma Leidy, 1891; Taenia somatolepta Monticelli, 1891; Ichthyotaenia leptosoma (Leidy, 1888) Riggenbach, 1896; Ichthyotaenia nematosoma (Leidy, 1891) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus leptosoma (Leidy, 1888) Yamaguti, 1959
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Citation(s)

Leidy, J. 1890. Notices of Entozoa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 42: 410-418.

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Meggitt, F. J. 1927. Remarks on the cestode families Monticellidae and Ichthyotaeniidae. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 69-87.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Meggitt (1927) does not explicitly state that this is a new combination, but this is the earliest use of this name we have found.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
05/25/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Esociformes
Host Family Esocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Esox
Species reticulatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Esox
Species niger
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach [sic]
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country unknown
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes -North America

Specimens

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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.