Tapeworm Species Details

Diochetos karachiensis Bilqees & Siddiqui, 1975
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8116
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Diochetos
Species karachiensis
Authority Bilqees & Siddiqui, 1975
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Oochoristica karachiensis (Bilqees & Siddiqui, 1975) Goldberg, Bursey & Telford, 2003
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Bilqees, F. M. and M. H. Siddiqui. 1975. Three helminth parasites of the wall lizard Gecko sp. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 18: 261–264.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/15/2011 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/13/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Gekkonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Gecko
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gekko
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Karachi
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DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material School of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, University of Karachi
Total Number of Type Specimens 9
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.