Tapeworm Species Details

Oochoristica lygosomatis Skinker, 1935
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6681
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Oochoristica
Species lygosomatis
Authority Skinker, 1935
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Oochoristica parva Baylis, 1929; Oochoristica baylisi Baer, 1935
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Skinker, M. S. 1935. A new species of Oochoristica from a skunk. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 25: 59–65.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonyms according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/27/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/30/2014Modified
04/23/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/08/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Scincidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lygosoma
Species chalcides
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Lygosoma
Species quadrupes
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Java
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Samarang
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.