Tapeworm Species Details

Ichthyotaenia perplexa (La Rue, 1911) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2792
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ichthyotaenia
Species perplexa
Authority (La Rue, 1911) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Laruella perplexa (La Rue, 1911) Scholz, Choudhury, & McAllister, 2022
Synonyms Proteocephalus perplexus La Rue, 1911
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

La Rue, G. R. 1911. A revision of the cestode family Proteocephalidae. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 473-482.

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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
08/07/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Amiiformes
Host Family Amiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Amia
Species calva
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Amia
Species calva
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Lepisosteus platystomus
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Illinois River
Island(s)
City/Region Havana, Illinois
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM 1347286 (holotype), USNM 1348673–1348680 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.