Tapeworm Species Details

Ichthyotaenia salvelini (Linton, 1897) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2798
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
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Genus Ichthyotaenia
Species salvelini
Authority (Linton, 1897) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus salvelini (Linton, 1987) La Rue, 1911
Synonyms Taenia salvelini Linton, 1897
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1897. Notes on cestode parasites of fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 20: 423-456.

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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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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.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
05/04/2010Modified

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