Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 3674
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Uncibilocularis
Species somnathii
Authority Deshmukh, 1979
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This appears to be a species of Acanthobothrium.

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
01/16/2016ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Gymnuridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pteroplatea
Species micrura
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
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Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water West Coast
Island(s)
City/Region Veraval
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Specimens

Type Material Deposited in the Zoology Department, Marthwada University Aurangabad
Total Number of Type Specimens 10
Voucher Material 8
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.