Tapeworm Species Details

Pseudocaryophyllaeus heteropneustus Chandra & Khatun, 1993
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9708
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Pseudocaryophyllaeus
Species heteropneustus
Authority Chandra & Khatun, 1993
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Chandra, K. J. and M. R. Khatun. 1993. A new species of caryophyllid cestode from Heteropneustes fossilis of Mymensingh. Rivista di Parassitologia X(LIV) N. 2: .

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Probably synonym of Pseudocaryophyllaeus tenuicollis (Bovien, 1926).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/28/2012 Created B. Barbeau
10/17/2013Modified
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz
03/29/2020ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Heteropneustidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Heteropneustes
Species fossilis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Heteropneustes
Species fossilis
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Bangladesh
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Mymensingh
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material Allegedly at the University of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.