Tapeworm Species Details

Khawia japonensis (Yamaguti, 1934) Hsu, 1935
Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 193
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Caryophyllaeidae
Subfamily
Genus Khawia
Species japonensis
Authority (Yamaguti, 1934) Hsu, 1935
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Caryophyllaeus japonensis Yamaguti, 1934Bothrioscolex japonensis (Yamaguti, 1934) Szidat, 1937
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1934. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 4. Cestodes of fishes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 1-112.

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Hsü, H. F. 1935. Contribution ŕ l’étude des cestodes de Chine. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 42(22): 477-570.

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Redescription

Scholz, T., J. Brabec, I. Král'ová-Hromadová, M. Oros, E. Bazsalovicsová, A. Ermolenko, V. Hanzelová. 2011. Revision of Khawia spp. (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of cyprinid fish, including a key to their identification and molecular phylogeny. Folia Parasitologica 58(3): 197-223.

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Scientific Name Notes Fotedar (1958) was the first (not Yamaguti, 1959 as stated by Schmidt, 1986), who transferred Caryophyllaeus japonensis to Khawia as a new combination; Hsü, 1935 cited above does not refer to a new combination of K. japonensis.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2005 Created
03/23/2012Modified
11/18/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/03/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
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Genus Cyprinus
Species carpio
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Genus Cyprinus
Species carpio
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