Tapeworm Species Details

Khawia sinensis Hsü, 1935
Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 112
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Caryophyllaeidae
Subfamily
Genus Khawia
Species sinensis
Authority Hsü, 1935
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Hsü, H. F. 1935. Contribution ŕ l’étude des cestodes de Chine. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 42(22): 477-570.

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Redescription

Scholz, T., J. Brabec, I. Král'ová-Hromadová, M. Oros, E. Bazsalovicsová, A. Ermolenko, V. Hanzelová. 2011. Revision of Khawia spp. (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of cyprinid fish, including a key to their identification and molecular phylogeny. Folia Parasitologica 58(3): 197-223.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created Scholz, Hanzelova
03/23/2012Modified
11/12/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/02/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/03/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cyprinus
Species carpio
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cyprinus
Species carpio
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Peiping
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Deposition of type material not indicated
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.