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Ptychobothrium nayarensis Malhotra, 1983
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7827
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Ptychobothrium
Species nayarensis
Authority Malhotra, 1983
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Schyzocotyle nayarensis (Malhotra, 1983) Brabec, Waeschenbach, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta
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Citation(s)

Malhotra, S. K. 1983. Cestode fauna of hill-stream fishes in Garhwal Himalayas, India. VI. Ptychobothrium nayarensis n. sp. from Barilius bola (Нam.) and Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray). Korean Journal of Parasitology 21(2): 205-208.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/22/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/28/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Barilius
Species bola
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Raiamas
Species bola
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) -Schizothorax richardsonii
Site in Host stomach and anterior part of intestine
Host Notes -name corrected by FishBase

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water River East
Island(s)
City/Region West Nayar, District Pauri-Garhwal
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Specimens

Type Material -DZUG No. PCLS 041/81 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Garhwal, Srinagaг (Garhwal) 246 174, U.P.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.