Tapeworm Species Details

Lytocestus heteropneustii Tandon, Chakravaraty & Das, 2005
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 226
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestus
Species heteropneustii
Authority Tandon, Chakravaraty & Das, 2005
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Lucknowia fossilisi Gupta, 1961
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Tandon, V., R. Chakravarty, and B. Das. 2005. Four new species of the genus Lytocestus (Caryophyllidea, Lytocestidae) from Edible Catfishes in Assam and Meghalaya, India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 29 (2): 131-142.

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Ash A., T. Scholz, M. Oros, C. Levron, and P. K. Kar. 2011. Cestodes (Caryophyllidea) of the stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Siluriformes: Heteropneustidae) from Asia. Journal of Parasitology 97(5): 899-907.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/15/2007 Created A. Ash, Oros
10/23/2012Modified
04/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Heteropneustidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Heteropneustes
Species fossilis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Heteropneustes
Species fossilis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes a total of 22 specimens of this worm were collected (description-based on measurements of 6 specimens)

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Guwahati (Assam)
Coordinates
DD Latitude Assam
DD Longitude 94° 16' E and 26° 46' N
Additional Localities Shella (Meghalaya, 91° 38' E and 25° 08' N)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - ERS - ZSI No. 295 (holotype) - ERS - ZSI No. 296 (2 paratypes) - ERS - ZSI No. 297 (1 transverse sections)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Other paratypes and series of histological sections in helminthological collections of the Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.