Tapeworm Species Details

Pseudogilquinia karachiensis Bilqees & Khatoon, 1980
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4781
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Pseudogilquinia
Species karachiensis
Authority Bilqees & Khatoon, 1980
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Bilquees, F. M. and A. Khatoon. 1980. A new trypanorhynchid family Pseudogilquiniidae including a new genus and species Pseudogilquinia karachiense. Philippine Journal of Science 109(3-4): 89-92.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Orthography of specific name corrected by Palm (2004). This species was previously listed as a "species inquirenda" but has been changed to "valid name" here to reflect its inclusion in the PBI 2017 special issue's valid species list

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
06/26/2012Modified
05/25/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/28/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Haemulidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pomadasys
Species olivaceus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pomadasys
Species olivaceus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host mesentery
Host Notes from "visceral mesenteries (on stomach)"

Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region fish market, Karachi
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material DZUK no. SPUK 1926-1927 (types)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.