Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 1563 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Dilepididae |
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| Genus | Choanotaenia |
| Species | microsoma |
| Authority | Southwell, 1922 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Spiniglasns microsoma (Southwell, 1922) Yamaguti, 1959 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Southwell, T. 1922. Cestodes in the collection of the Indian Museum. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 16 (2): 127-152. (440) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 01/12/2007 | Created | Pickering, Georgiev |
| 02/11/2010 | Modified | |
| 05/25/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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| Additional Host(s) | Ploceus atrigula, Melophus melanicterus | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | India |
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| City/Region | Zoological Garderns Calcutta |
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Specimens
| Type Material | not given |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 7. Choanotaenia microsoma n. sp. Head and anterior segments. x170[?]
Fig. 8. Choanotaenia microsoma, n.sp. Horizontal section showing male and female genitalia. o.-ovary; r.s.-receptaculum seminis; s.v.-seminal vesicle; t.-testes; v.g.-vitelline gland; w.v.-water vessel. x230. Fig. 9. Choanotaenia microsoma, n.sp. Showing spines on cirrus. c.-cirrus; g.p.-genital pore; s.-spine. x750. 

