Tapeworm Species Details

Notolytocestus minor Johnston & Muirhead, 1950
Caryophyllidea: Balanotaeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 83
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Balanotaeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Notolytocestus
Species minor
Authority Johnston & Muirhead, 1950
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. and N. C. Muirhead. 1950. Some Australian caryophyllaeid cestodes. Records of the South Australian Museum 9: 339-348.

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Redescription

Mackiewicz, J. S. and D. Blair. 1980. Caryoaustralus gen. n. and Tholophyllaeus gen. n. (Lytocestidae) and other caryophyllid cestodes from Tandanus spp. (Siluriformes) in Australia. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 47: 168-178.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/17/2005 Created Hanzelova , Oros
02/04/2010Modified
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Plotosidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Tandanus
Species tandanus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Tandanus
Species tandanus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Muray
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material South Australian Museum, Adelaide
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.