Tapeworm Species Details

Oochoristica fusca Meggitt, 1927
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7098
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Oochoristica
Species fusca
Authority Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Oochoristica crassiceps Baylis, 1920
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Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Meggitt, F. J. 1927. Report on a collection of Cestoda, mainly from Egypt. Part I. Families Anoplocephalidae, Davaineidae. Parasitology 19: 314-327.

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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/04/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/30/2014Modified
04/23/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Boidae
Type Host
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Genus Eryx
Species jaculus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Eryx
Species jaculus
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Type Locality

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City/Region Sahara
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.