Tapeworm Species Details

Oncodiscus fimbriatus Subhapradha, 1955
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7728
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Oncodiscus
Species fimbriatus
Authority Subhapradha, 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)

Subhapradha, C.K. 1955. Two new bothriocephalids from marine fish Saurida tumbil (Bl.). Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Science, Series B 41: 20–30.

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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 -synonymized by Khalil & Abu-Hakima (1985); revised by Kuchta et al. 2009

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
02/15/2011Modified
01/26/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
11/25/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/15/2021ModifiedR. 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 intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens -single parasite was found
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.