Tapeworm Species Details

Pseudocaryophyllaeus indica Gupta, 1961
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 65
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Pseudocaryophyllaeus
Species indica
Authority Gupta, 1961
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pseudocaryophyllaeus tenuicollis (Bovien, 1926)
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Gupta S. P. 1961. Caryophyllaeids (Cestoda) from freshwater fishes of India. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 28: 38-50.

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Redescription

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 P. indica is a junior synonym of P. tenuicollis, but this does not change its status as type species of Pseudocaryophyllaeus; Ash et al. (2011) incorrectly named P. tenuicollis as type species of the genus.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/17/2005 Created A. Ash, Hanzelova , Oros
10/23/2012Modified
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz
11/19/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
03/29/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
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 Brahmaputra river
Island(s)
City/Region Gauhati (Assam)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Type material deposited in Dr. G. S. Thapar s helminthological Collection, Lucknow, U.P. India
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.