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Senga indica Gupta & Parmar, 1985
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7852
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Senga
Species indica
Authority Gupta & Parmar, 1985
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Senga lucknowensis Johri, 1956
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Gupta, V., and S., Parmar. 1985. On a new cestode, Senga indica sp. nov. from the intestine of freshwater fish, Mastacembelus armatus (Lacep.) from Lucknow. Indian Jounral of Helminthology 37: 96-99.

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

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Synbranchiformes
Host Family Mastacembelidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mastacembelus
Species armatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mastacembelus
Species armatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens -1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -not located
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.