Tapeworm Species Details

Caryophyllaeus caspicus Annenkova-Khlopina, 1919
Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 172
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Caryophyllaeidae
Subfamily
Genus Caryophyllaeus
Species caspicus
Authority Annenkova-Khlopina, 1919
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Caryophyllaeus laticeps (Pallas, 1781)
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Annenkova-Khlopina N. P. 1919. [Two new species of parasitic helminths of the genus Caryophyllaeus, found in the intestine of cyprinid fishes] Dva novykh vida paraziticheskikh chervej roda Caryophyllaeus, najdennye v kishechnike karpovych ryb. Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii nauk, VI Seria, 12: 97-110.

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Scientific Name Notes Apparently a synonym of Caryophyllaeus laticeps but retained as valid by Schmidt (1986) [a monograph of Protasova et al., 2000 on caryophyllideans of the ex-USSR not checked]

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2005 Created Scholz, Oros
07/17/2014Modified
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Abramis
Species brama
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Abramis
Species brama
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Abramis sopa [sic!] = A. sapa Vimba vimba
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Type host was not indicated in the original description but Abramis brama is listed first (the first appears Cyprinus carpio but it did not harbour this species - see p. 97)

Type Locality

Country Russia
Body of Water Caspian Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Caucasus
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Deposition of type material not indicated
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.