Tapeworm Species Details

Paroncomegas baeri (Lopez-Neyra & Diaz-Ungria, 1958) Campbell, Marques & Ivanov, 1999
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4722
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Paroncomegas
Species baeri
Authority (Lopez-Neyra & Diaz-Ungria, 1958) Campbell, Marques & Ivanov, 1999
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Eutetrarhynchus baeri Lopez-Neyra & Diaz-Ungria, 1958
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

López-Neyra, C. R. and C. Diaz-Ungria. 1958. Cestodes de Venezuela. V. Cestodes de vertebrados Venezolanos [segunda nota]. Novedades Cientificas Contribucciones ocasionales del Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Caracas, Venezuela. Serie Zoológica 23: 1-41.

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Campbell, R. A., F. Marques, and V. A. Ivanov. 1999. Paroncomegas araya (Woodland, 1934) n. gen. et comb. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae) from the freshwater stringray Pomatotrygon motoro in South America. Journal of Parasitology 85(2): 313-320.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes New combination occurs on Campbell et al. (1999), pg. 319

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
08/17/2012Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Potamotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pomatotrygon
Species hystrix
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pomatotrygon
Species hystrix
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Venezuela
Body of Water Orinoco River
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MHNLS 509 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.