Tapeworm Species Details

Gyrocoelia kiewietti Ortlepp, 1937
Cyclophyllidea: Dioicocestidae: Gyrocoeliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1659
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dioicocestidae
Subfamily Gyrocoeliinae
Genus Gyrocoelia
Species kiewietti
Authority Ortlepp, 1937
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gyrocoelia coronata (Krefft, 1873)
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Scientific Name Notes According Ryzhikova & Tolkacheva (1981), this species is a synonym of Gyrocoelia coronata (Krefft, 1873)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/06/2006 Created Healy, Jones
02/16/2010Modified
08/08/2017ModifiedA. Phillips
07/31/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class
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Genus Hoplopterus
Species armatus
Subspecies
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Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Odendaal’s Rust, Orange Free State
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Specimens

Type Material Helminthological Collection, Onderstepoort
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.