Tapeworm Species Details

Crescentovitus biloculus Murhar, 1963
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 123
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Crescentovitus
Species biloculus
Authority Murhar, 1963
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Lucknowia fossilisi Gupta, 1961
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
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

Ash A., T. Scholz, M. Oros, C. Levron, and P. K. Kar. 2011. Cestodes (Caryophyllidea) of the stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Siluriformes: Heteropneustidae) from Asia. Journal of Parasitology 97(5): 899-907.

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Scientific Name Notes

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 Heteropneustis
Species fossilis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Heteropneustes
Species fossilis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host coelom
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Nagpur, Maharashtra
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 70469
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.