Gangesia vakhrameevae [Gangesia vakhrameevae]
Description
This is a species of cestode in the family Proteocephalidae. It is found in the Amur River basin in Russia and China, its definitive host being the Amur catfish (Silurus asotus). The species is characterized by a scolex with a single row of small, irregular rostellar hooks and four suckers.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cestoda
Cestoda
|
| Order |
Proteocephalidea
Proteocephalidea
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| Family |
Gangesiids
Gangesiidae
|
| Genus |
Gangesia
Gangesia
|