Tapeworm Species Details

Ptychobothrium discusae Wongsawad, Kumchoo & Pachanawan, 1998
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7824
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ptychobothrium
Species discusae
Authority Wongsawad, Kumchoo & Pachanawan, 1998
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) Brabec, Waeschenbach, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2015
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Wongsawad, C., K. Kumchoo and A. Pachanawan. 1998. A New Tapeworm from Maesa Stream Fish of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Rivista di Parassitologia 15(3): 305-308.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
07/01/2014Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/22/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/26/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mystacoleucus
Species marginatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mystacoleucus
Species marginatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Thailand
Body of Water Maesa Stream
Island(s)
City/Region Chiang Mai
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (CMU CF008) is deposited in Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, -Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai Thailand, 52000
Total Number of Type Specimens Based on one specimen
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -specimens are not avaiavble (personal visite of R. Kuchta)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.