Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus bengalensis Devi, 1975
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7249
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species bengalensis
Authority Devi, 1975
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Indobothrium bengalensis (Devi, 1975) Sedova & Gulyaev, 2009
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Devi, R. 1975. Pseudophyllidean cestodes (Bothriocephalidae) from marine fishes of Waltair Coast. Rivista di Parassitologia 36(4): 279-286.

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Redescription

Sedova, L. V. and V. D. Gulyaev. 2009. Indobothrium gen. n. and redescription of Indobothrium bengalensis (Devi 1975) comb. n. (Cestoda, Pseudophyllidea) from the jackscads (Carangidae) in the Indian ocean. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 88(10): 1265-1270.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
10/31/2013Modified
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/24/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/07/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Carangidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Caranx
Species plagiotaenia
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carangoides
Species plagiotaenia
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Waltair coast, Bay of Bengal
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -in authorīs collection
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -type material most probably lost
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.