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Bothriocephalus barbus Fahmy, Mandour & El-Naffar, 1978
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7247
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species barbus
Authority Fahmy, Mandour & El-Naffar, 1978
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) Brabec, Waeschenbach, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2015
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Fahmy, M. A. M., A. M. Mandour and M. K. El-Naffar. 1978. On some cestodes of freshwater fishes in Assiut Province, Egypt. Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) 24: 253-262.

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Brabec, J., A. Waeschenbach, T. Scholz, D. T. J. Littlewood, and R. Kuchta. 2015. Molecular phylogeny of the Bothriocephalidea (Cestoda): molecular data challenge morphological classification. International Journal for Parasitology 45(12): 761-771.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
02/14/2011Modified
11/23/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/29/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Barbus
Species bynni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Barbus
Species bynni
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach and ileum
Host Notes prevalence 20%

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water Nile River
Island(s)
City/Region Assiut Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes deposited in the Departmen of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine; and Zoology Departmen, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.