Tapeworm Species Details

Megalonchos mandleyi (Southwell, 1927) Baer & Euzet, 1962
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3188
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Megalonchos
Species mandleyi
Authority (Southwell, 1927) Baer & Euzet, 1962
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Uncibilocularis mandleyi Southwell, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1927. On a collection of cestodes from marine fishes of Ceylon and India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 351-373.

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Baer, J. G. and L. Euzet. 1962. Revision critique des cestodes tétraphyllides décrits par T. Southwell (1re partie).. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 85: 143-172.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/19/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/07/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Hemigaleidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hemigaleus
Species balfouri
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chaenogaleus
Species macrostoma
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material type species is in the collections of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Total Number of Type Specimens numerous specimens, all immature
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.