Tapeworm Species Details

Caryophyllaeus niloticus Kulmatycki, 1928
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 99
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Caryophyllaeus
Species niloticus
Authority Kulmatycki, 1928
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Wenyonia virilis Woodland, 1923
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Kulmatycki W.J. 1928. Caryophyllaeus niloticus nov. sp. In Results of the Swedish Zoological Expedition to the Egyptian White Nile, 1901, Jägerskiöld, L.A. , Uppsala, Sweden, 1-19 + Tables 1, pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created
07/22/2014Modified
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Mochokidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Synodontis
Species schall
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Synodontis
Species schall
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water Weiss Nil
Island(s)
City/Region Kairo
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Omdurman, Sudan
Locality Notes Type locality not explicitly indicated but Kairo, Egypt appears the first

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Deposition of type material not indicated
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.