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Senga gangesii Gairola & Malhotra, 1986
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7851
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Senga
Species gangesii
Authority Gairola & Malhotra, 1986
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Gairola D. and S. K. Malhotra. 1986. Cestode fauna of food fishes in River Ganges around an Indian sub-humid region. I. Senga gangesii n. sp. from Mystus vittatus. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 35: 471-474.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -provisonally valid by Kuchta and Scholz (2007)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/01/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/09/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Bagridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mystus
Species vittatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mystus
Species vittatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material -PCLS 103/85 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens -15
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -Parasitological Collection, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.