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Dactylobothrium choprai Srivastav, Khare & Jadhav, 2006
Bothriocephalidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13703
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Dactylobothrium
Species choprai
Authority Srivastav, Khare & Jadhav, 2006
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda et incertae sedis
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Type Species Yes
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Citation(s)

Srivastav, A. K., R. K. Khare, and B. V. Jadhav. 2006. On a new pseudophyllidean cestode, Dactylobothrium choprai, gen. nov., sp. nov., from Channa ounctatussicsis (Bl.). Flora and Fauna (Jhansi) 12: 85–88.

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Scientific Name Notes - Kuchta et al. (2008) considered to be unrecognisable, because their descriptions contain a number of obvious errors and also indicate that a mixture of several taxa, probably of at least two cestode orders, were studied

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2016 Created B. Barbeau
06/07/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/08/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/11/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/21/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Percifomes
Host Family Channidae
Type Host
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Genus Channa
Species ounctatussicsis
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Channa
Species punctata
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
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City/Region Prithvipur, district Tikamgarh (M.P.)
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Specimens

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Specimen Notes -Parasitological laboratory, Department of Zoology, Sipin Sihari (P.G.) College, Jhansi (U.P.) India. -but, not exist (information from the author)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.