Tapeworm Species Details

Senga malayana Fernando & Furtado, 1963
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7856
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Senga
Species malayana
Authority Fernando & Furtado, 1963
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Fernando, C.H. and J. I. Furtado. 1963. Helminth parasites of some Malayan fresh-water fishes. Bulletin of the National Museum of Singapore 32: 45-71.

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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 Anabantiformes
Host Family Channidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Channa
Species striata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Channa
Species striata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -on 6-10-1961

Type Locality

Country Malaysia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Batu Berendam, Malacca
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH 1963.9.23.9 (syntype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -Deposited in the Department of Zoology, University of Singapore, and the British Museum (Natural Hbtory), London
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.