Tapeworm Species Details

Poecilancistrium gangeticum (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1942
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4743
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Poecilancistrium
Species gangeticum
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1942
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name Poecilancistrium caryophyllum (Diesing, 1850) Dollfus, 1929
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus gangeticus Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Dollfus, R.-P. 1942. Études critiques sur les tétrarhynques du Muséum de Paris. Archives du Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, 6. Série 19: 7-466.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
06/03/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
08/24/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species gangeticus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Glyphis
Species gangeticus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Dutch Bay
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material NMW 2114 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.