Tapeworm Species Details

Moravekia chotanagpurensis Sahay & Sahay, 1976
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9927
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Moravekia
Species chotanagpurensis
Authority Sahay & Sahay, 1976
Taxonomic Status Nomen nudum
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Sahay, U. and S. N. Sahay. 1976. On a new Caryophyllaeid cestode Moravekia chotanagpurensis gen. et. sp. nov. from a fresh water fish Clarias batrachus in Chotanagpur. In First National Convention of Indian Helminthologists, , pp.

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Redescription

Hafeezullah M. 1993. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. Occasional Paper No. 157. Caryophyllidean cestode fauna of India. Government of India, Kolkata, India, 101 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes Never published, just in abstract form

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/31/2012 Created A. Ash
10/23/2012Modified
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Clariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Clarias
Species batrachus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Clarias
Species batrachus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

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