Tapeworm Species Details

Lytocestus batrachusae Shinde & Pawar, 2002
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 211
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestus
Species batrachusae
Authority Shinde & Pawar, 2002
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Lytocestus indicus (Moghe, 1925) Woodland, 1926
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Shinde, G.B. and S. B. Pawar. 2002. A new species Lytocestus batrachusae n. sp. from Clarias batrachus at Aurangabad, M.S. India. Rivista di Parassitologia 19(63): 153-156.

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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Species name is misspelled in the Introduction as L. batrachusi

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/15/2005 Created Scholz, A. Ash, Oros
10/23/2012Modified
04/03/2020ModifiedT. 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)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Maharashtra
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Type locality not explicitly indicated

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.