Tapeworm Species Details

Oncodiscus sauridae Yamaguti, 1934
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7730
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Oncodiscus
Species sauridae
Authority Yamaguti, 1934
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Oncodiscus fimbriatus Subhapradha, 1955; Oncodiscus waltairensis Shinde, 1975; Oncodiscus maharashtrae Jadhav & Shinde, 1981; Bothriocephalus indicus Ganapati & Rao, 1955; Tetrapapillocephalus magnus Protasova & Mordvinova, 1986
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1934. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 4. Cestodes of fishes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 1-112.

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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
07/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
02/15/2011Modified
11/25/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Aulopiformes
Host Family Synodontidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Saurida
Species argyrophanes
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Saurida
Species tumbil
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes FishBase 2011

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Inland Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Tarumi, Kobe
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -MPM 23176 (SY 3042) (holotype) -MPM 23176-7 (SY 3043, 3165-67) (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.