Tapeworm Species Details

Lytocestus birmanicus Lynsdale, 1956
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 246
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestus
Species birmanicus
Authority Lynsdale, 1956
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)

Lynsdale, J. A.. 1956. On two new species of Lytocestus from Burma and the Sudan, respectively. Journal of Helminthology 30: 87-96.

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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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/17/2007 Created 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 12 worms were measured

Type Locality

Country Burma
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Rangoon
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

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.