Tapeworm Species Details

Khawia saurogobii Xi, Oros, Wang, Wu, Gao & Nie, 2009
Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7993
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Caryophyllaeidae
Subfamily
Genus Khawia
Species saurogobii
Authority Xi, Oros, Wang, Wu, Gao & Nie, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Xi, B. W., M. Oros, G. T. Wang, S. G. Wu, D. Gao, and P. Nie. 2009. Khawia saurogobii n. sp. (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea) from freshwater fish Saurogobio spp. (Cyprinidae) in China. Journal of Parasitology 95(6): 1516-1519.

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Redescription

Scholz, T., J. Brabec, I. Král'ová-Hromadová, M. Oros, E. Bazsalovicsová, A. Ermolenko, V. Hanzelová. 2011. Revision of Khawia spp. (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of cyprinid fish, including a key to their identification and molecular phylogeny. Folia Parasitologica 58(3): 197-223.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/23/2010 Created B. Barbeau
07/11/2014Modified
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz
11/18/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water Yangtze River
Island(s)
City/Region Wuhan, Hubei Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude (29.58'-31.22'N
DD Longitude 113.41'-115.05'E)
Additional Localities Danjiangkou Reservoir (32.53'-32.80'N, 111.15'-111.60'E), Hubei Province, China.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Helminthological Collection, Institute of Parasitology BC ASCR, Ceske Budjovice, Czech Republic, 1 whole mounted specimen, Coll. no. 58/09 WU (holotype0: Helminthological Collection, Institute of Parasitology, BC ASCR, Ceske Budjovice Czech Republic, 6 whole mounted specimens, Coll. Nos. 61/09 WU, 62/09 WU, 63/09 WU, 470/09 WU, and one cross and two sagittal sections, Coll. no. 192/09 WU (paratypes).
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.