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Senga taunsaensis Zaidi & Khan, 1976
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7867
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Senga
Species taunsaensis
Authority Zaidi & Khan, 1976
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Zaidi, D. A. and D. Khan. 1976. Cestodes of fishes from Pakistan. Biologia 22: 157-179.

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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, N. Arisco
06/25/2014Modified
01/27/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
07/08/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/09/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Channidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Channa
Species gachua
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Channa
Species gachua
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Taunsa Barrage
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -collected on November 1967

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens -20
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -not located
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.