Tapeworm Species Details

Poecilancistrium ilisha (Southwell & Prashad, 1918) Dollfus, 1942
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4744
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Poecilancistrium
Species ilisha
Authority (Southwell & Prashad, 1918) Dollfus, 1942
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Poecilancistrium caryophyllum (Diesing, 1850) Dollfus, 1929
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. and B. Prashad. 1918. Notes from the Bengal Fisheries Laboratory. No. 4. Cestode parasites of hilsa, Hilsa ilisha (Ham. Buch.). Records of the Indian Museum 15: 77-88.

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Dollfus, R.-P. 1942. Études critiques sur les tétrarhynques du Muséum de Paris. Archives du Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, 6. Série 19: 7-466.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
06/03/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/04/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
08/19/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
10/12/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hilsa
Species ilisha
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host muscles
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Pusser River
Island(s)
City/Region Khulna, Bengal
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material IMC ZEV 7248/7
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.