Tapeworm Species Details

Lytocestus teranaensis Kolpuke, Shinde & Begum, 1999
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7992
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestus
Species teranaensis
Authority Kolpuke, Shinde & Begum, 1999
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Lytocestus indicus (Moghe, 1925) Woodland, 1926
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By , T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Kolpuke, M. N., G. B. Shinde, and I. J. Begum. 1999. On a new species of the genus Lytocestus Cohn, 1908 (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea) from Wallago attu from Terna River at Aurad, India. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology 19(1): 93-95.

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Ash A., T. Scholz, M. Oros, and P. K. Kar. 2011. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of Clarias batrachus (Pisces: Siluriformes) in the Indomalayan Region. Journal of Parasitology 97(3): 435-459.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/23/2010 Created A. Ash, B. Barbeau
10/23/2012Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/05/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/03/2020ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Siluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Wallago
Species attu
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Apparently accidental (postcyclic) host

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Aurad, Maharashtra
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Not mentioned
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.