Tapeworm Species Details

Uncibilocularis shindei Deshmukh, 1979
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3673
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Uncibilocularis
Species shindei
Authority Deshmukh, 1979
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Citation(s)

Deshmukh, R. A. 1979. On three new species of Uncibilocularis Southwell, 1925 (Cestoda: Onchobothriidae) from marine fishes with a key to the species of the genus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India 49(B): 227-236.

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Scientific Name Notes Considered a nomen dubium by Jensen & Caira (2008), but as types were not found, more appropriately considered a Species inquirenda based on arguments presented by those authors.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/25/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
02/18/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/11/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/08/2016ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Trygon
Species zugei
Subspecies
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Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes The type host is unclear: T. zugei is cited in Abstract and taxonomic summary, but T. sephen is cited in the materials and methods

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Ratnagiri
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Specimens

Type Material Deposited in the Zoology Department, Marthwada University Aurangabad
Total Number of Type Specimens 10
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.