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Khawia prussica (Szidat, 1937) Fotedar, 1958
Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 96
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Caryophyllaeidae
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Genus Khawia
Species prussica
Authority (Szidat, 1937) Fotedar, 1958
Taxonomic Status species incertae sedis
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Synonyms Bothrioscolex prussicus Szidat, 1937
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Verified By T. Scholz
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Szidat, L. 1937. Über einige neue Caryophyllaeiden aus ostpreussischen Fischen. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 9: 771-786.

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Fotedar, D.N. 1958. On a new caryophyllaeid cestode, Adenoscolex oreini gen. et sp. nov. from fresh-water in Kashmir, and a note on some related genera. Journal of Helminthology 32(1/2): 11-16.

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Scientific Name Notes Schmidt (1986) reported Yamaguti (1959) to be the first to place B. prussicus to Khawia but this new combination was first made (and explicitly indicated) by Fotedar (1958)

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created Scholz, Hanzelova
12/20/2010Modified
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz
04/03/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

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