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Lytocestoides lepidocephali Kundu, 1985
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9713
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestoides
Species lepidocephali
Authority Kundu, 1985
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paracaryophyllaeus lepidocephali (Kundu, 1985) Hafeezullah, 1993
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Kundu, D. K. 1985. On a new species of the genus Lytocestoides Baylis, 1928 (Cestoidea: Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae) from a cobitid fish, Lepidocephalus guntea (Ham.), from West Bengal. Bull. zool. Surv. India 7(2-3): 285-290.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/28/2012 Created B. Barbeau
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cobitidae
Type Host
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Genus Lepidocephalius
Species guntea
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Lepidocephalichthys
Species guntea
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region West Bengal
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.