Tapeworm Species Details

Lytocestus parvulus Furtado, 1963
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 196
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestus
Species parvulus
Authority Furtado, 1963
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pseudocaryophyllaeus tenuicollis (Bovien, 1926) Ash, Scholz, Oros & Kar, 2011
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Furtado, J.I.. 1963. A new caryophyllaeid cestode, Lytocestus parvulus sp. nov., from a Malayan catfish. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 13 6: 97-106.

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Ash A., T. Scholz, M. Oros, and P. K. Kar. 2011. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of Clarias batrachus (Pisces: Siluriformes) in the Indomalayan Region. Journal of Parasitology 97(3): 435-459.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2005 Created Scholz, A. Ash, Oros
10/23/2012Modified
04/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Clariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Clarias
Species batrachus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clarias
Species batrachus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Pangasiodon hypophthalmus; Pangasius conchophilus
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Additional hosts are most likely accidental ones only.

Type Locality

Country Singapore
Body of Water freshwater fishpond in Sembawang
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Malaca, Batu Berendam
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - USNPC - accession numbers not indicated - BMNH - accession numbers not indicated
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.