Tapeworm Species Details

Megathylacus brooksi Rego & Pavanelli, 1985
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Corallobothriinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2823
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Corallobothriinae
Genus Megathylacus
Species brooksi
Authority Rego & Pavanelli, 1985
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Megathylacus jandia Woodland, 1934
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Rego, A. A. and G. C. Pavanelli. 1985. Jauella glandicephalus gen. n. sp. n. e Megathylacus brooksi sp. n., Cestoides Proteocefalideos Patagonicos para a jau, Paulicea lutkeni, peixe pimelodideo. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 45: 643-652.

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de Chambrier, A., T. Scholz, and R. Kuchta. 2014. Taxonomic status of Woodland's enigmatic tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) from Amazonian catfishes: back to museum collections. Systematic Parasitology 87(1): 1-19.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Rego, 1987 reported this same species in Relatorio Anual do Projeto, Fundaca Universidade estadual de Maringa, Parana Brazil

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/17/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Paulicea
Species lutkeni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Paulicea
Species luetkeni
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine (anterior)
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Rio Parana
Island(s)
City/Region Itaipu, Salobra, Mato Grosso e Pirassununga, Sao Paulo (type locality not designated)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material IOC No. 29.184 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material IOC No. 16.013, 16.355, 16.357, 29.182 a-c, 29.183
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.