Tapeworm Species Details

Aitodiscus jalaunensis Srivastav & Narayan, 2012
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12871
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Aitodiscus
Species jalaunensis
Authority Srivastav & Narayan, 2012
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Senga visakhapatnamensis Devi & Rao, 1973
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Srivastav, A. K., and A. Narayan. 2012. Study of a new tapeworm Aitodiscus jalaunensis n.g., n.sp. from Channa punctatus (Bloch) from district Jalaun (U.P.) India. Proceedings of Parasitology 54: 41-50.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -provisionally synonymised (see Kuchta and Scholz 2007)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/02/2014 Created N. Arisco
07/28/2014Modified
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/24/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/12/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Channidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Channa
Species punctatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Channa
Species punctata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Ait, district-Jalaun (U.P.)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -BBCZD/AN/2009-C/103-104
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -type material is not avaiable
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.