Tapeworm Species Details

Dilepis lepidocolpos D.R.R. Burt, 1936
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1086
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Dilepis
Species lepidocolpos
Authority D.R.R. Burt, 1936
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
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Burt, D.R.R. 1936. A new species of cestode, Dilepis lepidocolpos, from the Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger). Ceylon Journal of Sciences (B) 19: 193-199.

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Scientific Name Notes Considered by Matevosyan (1963) as a synonym of Paradilepis delachauxi (Fuhrmann, 1909) but substantially differs on the basis of the length of rostellar hooks; fits to the diagnosis of Paradilepis but this combinatin was not proposed.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/28/2005 Created Georgiev, Salamatin
02/11/2010Modified

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Genus Phalacrocorax
Species niger
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Country Sri Lanka
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City/Region Konwewa (N.C.P.)
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