Tapeworm Species Details

Brochocephalus paradoxus Linstow, 1906
Cyclophyllidea: Dioicocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1639
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dioicocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Brochocephalus
Species paradoxus
Authority Linstow, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gyrocoelia perversa Fuhrmann, 1899
Synonyms
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Type Species Yes
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Scientific Name Notes According Ryzhikova & Tolkacheva (1981), this species is a synonym of Gyrocoelia perversa Fuhrmann, 1899

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/06/2006 Created Healy, Jones
02/11/2010Modified
07/31/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aegialitis
Species mongolica
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host duodenum
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Weligatta
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [not given, perhaps in Göttingen, Germany or Colombo Museum, Colombo, Sri Lanka]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.