Tapeworm Species Details

Gyrocoelia polytestis Saakova, 1952
Cyclophyllidea: Dioicocestidae: Gyrocoeliinae
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Species ID 1664
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dioicocestidae
Subfamily Gyrocoeliinae
Genus Gyrocoelia
Species polytestis
Authority Saakova, 1952
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Valid Name Infula burhini Burt, 1939
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Scientific Name Notes -This species was first described in Saakova (1952), which does not constitute formal publication according to the ICZN. -The first published use of this name was probabably in Belopolskaya (1976)--see Rhyzikov & Tolkachova (1981) -Synonymy with I. burhini is according to Belopolskaya (1976) and Rhyzikov & Tolkachova (1981)

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01/09/2006 Created Georgiev , Healy
02/16/2010Modified
08/08/2017ModifiedA. Phillips
07/31/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

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