Tapeworm Species Details

Stocksia pujehuni Woodland, 1937
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 118
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Stocksia
Species pujehuni
Authority Woodland, 1937
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1937. Some cestodes from Sierra Leone. II. A new caryophyllaeid, Marsypocephalus and Polyonchobothrium. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 189-192.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Just a single, deformed specimen found; validity of the genus is questionable.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created Scholz, Hanzelova
02/04/2010Modified
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Clarias
Species lazera
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clarias
Species gariepinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sierra Leone
Body of Water River Waanje
Island(s)
City/Region at Pujehun
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material BMNH - No. 1961.3.20.108 (holotype - anterior part mounted, posterior part cross-sectioned)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material Voucher BMNH 2002.11.1.15 from Nigeria has circumcortical vitelline follicles; most likely M. chalmersius
Specimen Notes Type is strongly contracted and deformed.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.