Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus indicus Ganapati & Hanumantha Rao, 1955
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7355
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species indicus
Authority Ganapati & Hanumantha Rao, 1955
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Oncodiscus sauridae Yamaguti, 1934
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Ganapati, P. N. and K. Hanumantha Rao. 1955. On Bothriocephalus indicus sp. nov. (Cestoda) from the gut of marine fish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch). Journal of the Zoological Society of India 7: 177–181.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, R. Vlčková, M. Říha, T. Walter, A. T. Yuniar, and H. W. Palm. 2009. Revision of tapeworms (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea) from lizardfish (Saurida: Synodontidae) from the Indo-Pacific region. Zootaxa 1977: 55-67.

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Scientific Name Notes revised by Kuchta et al. 2009

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/14/2010 Created B. Barbeau
02/15/2011Modified
10/28/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
11/25/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Aulopiformes
Host Family Synodontidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Saurida
Species tumbil
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Saurida
Species tumbil
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host gut
Host Notes -of about 200 specimens of the host fish examined only three harboured the present form

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material -not mentioned
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -should be deposited at Zoology laboratory, Andhra university
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.