Tapeworm Species Details

Megathylacus travassosi Pavanelli & Rego, 1992
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Corallobothriinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2825
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Corallobothriinae
Genus Megathylacus
Species travassosi
Authority Pavanelli & Rego, 1992
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Pavanelli, G. C. and A. A. Rego. 1992. Megathylacus travassosi sp. n. and Nomimoscolex sudobim Woodland, 1935 (Cestoda - Proteocephalidea) parasites of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Agassiz, 1829) (Siluriformes - Pimelodidae) from the Itaipu reservoir and Parana River, Parana State, Brazil. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 87 (Suppl. I): 191-195.

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Redescription

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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/17/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
12/18/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
06/30/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species corruscans
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species corruscans
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Rio Parana
Island(s)
City/Region Itaipu Reservoir, regiao de Porto Rico, Parana
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material IOC No. 32710 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material IOC No. 32711, 32712
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.