Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 9890 |
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| Order | Caryophyllidea |
| Family | Lytocestidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Bovienia |
| Species | raipurensis |
| Authority | (Satpute & Agarwal, 1980) Mackiewicz, 1994 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Introvertus raipurensis Satpute and Agarwal, 1980; Lucknowia raipurensis (Satpute and Agarwal, 1980) Schmidt, 1986; Bovienia ilishai Zaidi and Khan, 1976 (?): Capingentoides faizabadensis Pande, Dubey and Mittal, 2007 (?) |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | T. Scholz |
| Citation(s) |
Satpute, L. R. and S. M. Agarwal. 1980. Introvertus raipurensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a fish cestode (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae) from Raipur, India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Parasitology 1(2): 17-19. (659) Download PDFMackiewicz, J. S. 1994. Order Caryophyllidea van Beneden in Carus, 1863. In Keys to the Cestode Parasites of Vertebrates, L. F. Khalil, A. Jones, and R. A. Bray (eds). CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom, 21-43 pp. (661) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Ash A., T. Scholz, M. Oros, and P. K. Kar. 2011. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of Clarias batrachus (Pisces: Siluriformes) in the Indomalayan Region. Journal of Parasitology 97(3): 435-459. (5944) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 08/29/2012 | Created | A. Ash |
| 07/16/2014 | Modified | |
| 10/08/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 11/12/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 10/03/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 04/03/2020 | Modified | T. Scholz |
| 08/17/2021 | Modified | T. Scholz |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Siluriformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Clariidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | India |
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| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Raipur |
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| Additional Localities | West Bengal (India) |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype - deposited in the School of Studies in Life Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (Chhattisgarh), India (not numbered) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | BMNH (2010.8.10.5–6), IPCAS (C-538/1), MHNG (INVE 70466–70468), USNPC (103394–103397) |
| Specimen Notes | New material deposited as voucher |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 1 Introvertus raipuernsis. 1a. Hold fast and neck. 1b. Pretesticular and testicular region. 1c. Posterior region showing the details of the male and female organs. Fig. 2. Holdfast enlarged. Fig. 3. c.s. of Holdfast. Fig. 4. C.s. of Neck region. Fig. 5. c.s. of body showing testis and vesicula seminalis. Abbreviations: CA - Cirrus aperture; CM - Circular muscle; CORLM - Cortical layer of muscles; CS - Cirrus-sac; CU - Cuticle; CVD - Common vitelline duct; E - Eggs; EB - Excretory bladder; ED - Excretory duct; EJD - Ejaculatory duct; EPLM - Epimedullary longitudinal muscles; GR - Groove; ISTH - Isthmus; H - Holdfast; LM - Longitudinal muscles; MG - Mehlis' gland; N - Neck; NMC - Neuromusclar cells; OD - Oviduct; OV - Ovary; OVF - Ovarian follicles, OOT - Ootype; Par - Parenchyma, PLM - Parenchymatous longtiduinal muscles; RS - Receptaculum seminalis; S - sucker; Sub - Subcuticle; T - Testis; Ti - Terminal introvert; UT - Uterus; UTG - Glandular portion of uterus; UVA - Utero-vaginal aperture; UVC - Utero-vaginal canal; V - Vagina; VG - Vitelline glands; VD - Vas-deferens; VS - Vesicula seminalis; VTD - Vitelline duct. 
Fig. 6. c.s. of body showing cirrus sac. Fig. 7. c.s. of body showing ootype. Fig. 8. Eggs. 
Figure 4. Bovienia raipurensis (Satpute and Agarwal, 1980). (A, C) Anterior part of the body with the first vitelline follicles and testes. (B) Scolex. (D, E) Posterior part of the body, ventral view; note the posterior extent of vitelline follicles. (F) Cross-section at the level of the testicular region; note 2 layers of longitudinal muscles. (G) Utervaginal canal surounded by sphincter; holotype (strongly flattened worm). (H) Region of gonopores, dorsal view; note the presence of a muscular sphincter around the uterovaginal canal. Abbreviations: fgp = female genital pore; sp = sphincter; va = vagina; uvd = utervaginal duct; ut = uterus. 
Figure 2. Scanning electron micrographs of the scolices of caryophyllidean tapeworms (Cestoda) from Clarias batrachus in the Indomalayan Region. (C, D) Bovienia raipurensis (Satpute and Agarwal, 1980). Best viewed in Firefox
