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Crescentovitus Murhar, 1963
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 122
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Crescentovitus
Species
Authority Murhar, 1963
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Lucknowia Gupta, 1961
Synonyms
Genus Record Yes
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Murhar, B.M. 1963. Crestentovitus biloculus gen. nov., sp. nov., a fish cestode (Caryophyllaeidae) from Nagpur, India. Parasitology 53: 413-418.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Type species Crescentovitus biloculus Murhar, 1963 is synonimized with Lucknowia fossilisi Gupta, 1961

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created Scholz, A. Ash, Hanzelova
07/22/2014Modified
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Heteropneustidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Heteropneustes
Species fossilis
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Heteropneustes
Species fossilis
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Nagpur
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.