Tapeworm Species Details

Bancroftiella forna Meggitt, 1933
Cyclophyllidea: Gryporhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1009
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Gryporhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Bancroftiella
Species forna
Authority Meggitt, 1933
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Meggitt, F. J.. 1933. Cestodes obtained from animals dying in the Calcutta Zoological Gardens during 1931. Records of the Indian Museum 35: 145-165.

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Scientific Name Notes Possible member of the genus Kowalewskiella Baczynska, 1914

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/30/2005 Created Georgiev, Salamatin
12/19/2011Modified
08/08/2017ModifiedA. Phillips

Type Host

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Type Host
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Genus Tringa
Species hypoleucos
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Actitis
Species hypoleucos
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country India
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City/Region Zoo, Calcutta
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.