Tapeworm Species Details

Lytocestus indicus (Moghe, 1925) Woodland, 1926
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9911
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Lytocestus
Species indicus
Authority (Moghe, 1925) Woodland, 1926
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Caryophyllaeus indicus Moghe, 1925; Caryophyllaeus java- nicus Bovien, 1926; Caryophyllaeus oxycephalus Bovien, 1926; Pseudoly- tocestus clariae Gupta, 1961; Introvertus chauhani Pandey and Tiwari, 1989; Pseudolytocestus thapari Gupta and Parmar, 1990; Lytocestus alii Jadhav and Gavahne, 1991; Lytocestus clariasae Jadhav and Gavahne, 1991; Lytocestoides clariasae Hiware, 1999; Lytocestus chalisgaonensis Kalse and Shinde, 1999; Lytocestus kopardaensis Shinde and Borde, 1999; Lytocestus naldurgens
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Moghe, M.A.. 1925. Caryophyllaeus indicus n. sp. (Trematoda) from the cat-fish (Clarias batrachus Bl.). Parasitology 17: 232-235.

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Woodland, W. N. F. 1926. On the genera and possible affinities of the Caryophyllaeidae: A reply to Drs. O. Fuhrmann and J. G. Baer. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, : 49-69.

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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.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/31/2012 Created A. Ash
10/23/2012Modified
10/14/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Clariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Clarias
Species batrachus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clarias
Species batrachus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Clarias macrocephalus
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Nagpur
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Bangladesh, India (Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maha- rashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Indonesia (Java), Thailand.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material BMNH (2010.8.10.11), IPCAS (C-539/1), MHNG (INVE 70461–70463), USNPC (103408–103410)
Specimen Notes New materials are deposited as vouchers
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.