Tapeworm Species Details

Lytocestus longicollis Ramadevi, 1973
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 247
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestus
Species longicollis
Authority Ramadevi, 1973
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)

Ramadevi, P. 1973. Lytocestus longicollis sp. nov. (Cestoidea: Caryophyllidea) from the catfish Clarias batrachus (L.) in India. Journal of Helminthology 47: 415-420.

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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
04/04/2020ModifiedT. 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)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - USNPC No. 72796 (holotype) - USNPC No. 72797 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.