Tapeworm Species Details

Megathylacoides lamothei (García-Prieto, 1990) Scholz, Rosas, Pérez-Ponce de Léon, Choudhury & de Chambrier, 2003
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Essexiellinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5872
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Essexiellinae
Genus Megathylacoides
Species lamothei
Authority (García-Prieto, 1990) Scholz, Rosas, Pérez-Ponce de Léon, Choudhury & de Chambrier, 2003
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Choanoscolex lamothei García-Prieto, 1990
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

García-Prieto, L. 1990. Descripcion de una especie nueva del genero Choanoscolex La Rue, 1911 (Cestoda: Poteocephalidae), parasita de Ictalurus meridionalis de Temascal, Oaxaca, Mexico. Annales del Instituto de BIologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Serio Zoologia 61: 337-342.

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Scholz, T., R. Rosas V., G. Pérez-Ponce de León, A. Choudhury, and A. de Chambrier. 2003. Taxonomic status of Choanoscolex lamothei Garcia-Prieto, 1990 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) using morphological and molecular evidence. Journal of Parasitology 89(6): 1212-1219.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/09/2010 Created B. Barbeau
04/17/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/15/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Ictaluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ictalurus
Species meridionalis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ictalurus
Species meridionalis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Presa Miguel Alemán, Temascal
Island(s)
City/Region Oaxaca
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Río Tuxtepec and Río Papaloapan in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, México
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material CNHE No. 492 (holotype); CNHE No. 493 (paratype).
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material CNHE Nos. 4227 (Tuxtepec River), 4562 (Tlacotalpan).
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.