Tapeworm Species Details

Rhynchobothrius ilisha Southwell & Prashad, 1918
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5157
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhynchobothrius
Species ilisha
Authority Southwell & Prashad, 1918
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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/06/2015Modified
06/03/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
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
Body of Water Pusser River
Island(s)
City/Region Khulna, Bengal
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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