Tapeworm Species Details

Khawia rossittensis (Szidat, 1937) Markevich, 1951
Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 97
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Caryophyllaeidae
Subfamily
Genus Khawia
Species rossittensis
Authority (Szidat, 1937) Markevich, 1951
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Bothrioscolex rossittensis Szidat, 1937; Bothrioscolex dubius Szidat, 1937
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Szidat, L. 1937. Über einige neue Caryophyllaeiden aus ostpreussischen Fischen. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 9: 771-786.

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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 Schmidt (1986) reported Yamaguti (1959) to be the first to place B. rossittensis to Khawia but Markevich (1951) synonymised Bothrioscolex, which implied transfer of its species to Khawia; Fotedar (1958) first explicitly listed K. rossittensis.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created Scholz, Hanzelova
12/20/2010Modified
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 Carassius
Species carassius
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carassius
Species carassius
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Carassius auratus
Site in Host anterior intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Russia (originally East Prussia)
Body of Water Fishpond “Lunk”, Rossitten, Courland Spit (Kuhrische Nehrung)
Island(s)
City/Region East Prussia (now the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Does not exist (see Calentine and Ulmer 1961 – p. 800).
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.