Tapeworm Species Search Results

# ID Order Family Subfamily Genus Subgenus Species Authority #PDFs Taxonomic Status Valid Name Type Host Genus (Literal) Type Host Species (Literal) Type Host Genus (Valid) Type Host Species (Valid) #Images Verified Type Locality (Country) Type Locality (City/Region) Edit
1551 2316 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Acanthotaeniinae Acanthotaenia von Linstow, 1903 2 Valid Varanus salvator Varanus salvator 1 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Edit
1552 5524 Tetrabothriidea Tetrabothriidae Tetrabothrius Tetrabothrius baeri Burt, 1976 1 Valid Sula leucogastra plotus 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Colombo Edit
1553 5239 Trypanorhyncha Tetrarhynchus balistidis Shipley & Hornell, 1904 2 Species inquirenda Balistes stellatus Balistes mitis 0 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Ceylon Pearl Banks Edit
1554 1699 Diphyllidea Echinobothrium boisii Southwell, 1911 1 Synonym Halysioncum boisii (Southwell, 1911) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013 Aetobatis [sic] narinari 2 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Edit
1555 12745 Diphyllidea Halysioncum boisii (Southwell, 1911) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013 2 Species inquirenda Aetobatus narinari 3 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Edit
1556 4733 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913 3 Valid Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 4 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Dutch Bay Edit
1557 5206 Trypanorhyncha Tentacularia carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1929 2 Synonym Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913 Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 3 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Dutch Bay Edit
1558 5240 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Tetrarhynchus carcharidis Shipley & Hornell, 1906 1 Synonym Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913 Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 2 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Dutch Bay Edit
1559 6107 Cyclophyllidea Hymenolepididae Pseudhymenolepis eisenbergi Crusz & Sanmugasunderam, 1971 1 Valid Suncus murinus 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Horton Plains Edit
1560 5916 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Nybelinia equidentata (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1942 2 Trygon walga Brevitrygon imbricata? 3 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Ceylon Pearl Banks Edit
1561 5242 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Tetrarhynchus equidentatus Shipley & Hornell, 1906 1 Synonym Nybelinia equidentata (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1930 Trygon walga Brevitrygon imbricata? 2 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Ceylon Pearl Banks Edit
1562 8624 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Acoeleorhynchus equidentatus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Poche, 1926 2 Trygon walga Brevitrygon imbricata? 3 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Ceylon Pearl Banks Edit
1563 6104 Cyclophyllidea Hymenolepididae Vampirolepis montana Crusz & Sanmugasunderam, 1971 1 Valid Suncus murinus 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Horton Plains Edit
1564 5571 Tetrabothriidea Tetrabothrius Tetrabothrius peregrinatoris Burt, 1976 1 Valid Sula leucogastra plotus 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Colombo Edit
1565 6108 Cyclophyllidea Nematotaeniidae Cylindrotaenia philauti Crusz & Sanmugasunderam, 1971 1 Valid Philautus variabilis 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Horton Plains Edit
1566 6432 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Triuterina psittaculae (Burt, 1973) Beveridge, 1994 2 Valid Psittacula calthropae Psittacula calthropae 4 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Nilgala, Eastern Province Edit
1567 8078 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Biporouterina psittaculae Burt, 1973 1 Synonym Triuterina psittaculae (Burt, 1973) Psittacula calthropae Psittacula calthropae 3 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Nilgala, Eastern Province Edit
1568 2733 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Acanthotaeniinae Crepidobothrium shipleyi (von Linstow, 1903) Meggitt, 1927 3 Synonym Acanthotaenia shipleyi von Linstow, 1903 Varanus salvator Varanus salvator 2 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Edit
1569 6102 Cyclophyllidea Hymenolepididae Vampirolepis solisoricis Crusz & Sanmugasunderam, 1971 1 Valid Solisorex pearsoni 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Horton Plains Edit
1570 4757 Trypanorhyncha Lacistorhynchidae Bombycirhynchus sphyraenaicum (Pintner, 1930) Pintner, 1931 2 Valid Sphyraena commersoni Sphyraena barracuda 4 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Edit
1571 4996 Trypanorhyncha Sphyriocephalidae Dibothriorhynchus sphyraenaicus Pintner, 1930 1 Synonym Bombycirhynchus sphaeraenaicum (Pintner, 1930) Pintner, 1931 Sphyraena commersoni Sphyraena barracuda 3 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Edit
1572 6105 Cyclophyllidea Hymenolepididae Hymenolepis sunci Crusz & Sanmugasunderam, 1971 1 Valid Suncus murinus 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Peradeniya Edit
1573 3228 Tetraphyllidea Orygmatobothrium tetraglobum Southwell, 1912 1 Synonym Pithophorus tetraglobus (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1925 Rhynchobatus djeddensis Rhynchobatus djiddensis 2 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Pearl Banks Edit
1574 3357 Tetraphyllidea Clade 4 Pithophorus tetraglobus (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1925 2 Valid Rhynchobatus djeddensis Rhynchobatus djiddensis 3 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Edit
1575 4930 Trypanorhyncha not known Tetrarhynchus Rudolphi, 1809 2 Balistes stellatus 1 No Sri Lanka Edit
1576 4899 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Nybelinia aequidentata (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1930 2 Valid Trygon walga Brevitrygon imbricata? 3 No Sri Lanka Ceylon Pearl Banks Edit
1577 14381 Tetraphyllidea Balanobothriidae Spiniloculus akshayi Caira, Otto & Jensen, 2021 1 Valid Chiloscyllium sp. 1 (sensu Fernando et al. 201 Chiloscyllium sp. 1 (sensu Fernando et al. 201 3 No Sri Lanka Northern Province Edit
1578 1158 Cyclophyllidea Gryporhynchidae Parvitaenia ardeolae D.R.R. Burt, 1940 1 Valid Ardeola grayi 1 No Sri Lanka Padukka, Western Province Edit
1579 1148 Cyclophyllidea Gryporhynchidae Paradilepis brevis Burt, 1940 1 Valid Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 0 No Sri Lanka Pahala, North-Central Province Edit
1580 1018 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Choanotaenia burhini Burt, 1940 1 Synonym Onderstepoortia taeniaeformis Ortlepp, 1938 Burhinus oedicnemus indicus 0 No Sri Lanka Mannar, Northern Province Edit
1581 300 Cyclophyllidea Amabiliidae Aphanobothrium catenatum von Linstow, 1906 0 Synonym Amabilia lamelligera (Owen, 1832) Diamare, 1893 Phoenicopterus roseus 1 Yes Sri Lanka Weligatta Edit
1582 4760 Trypanorhyncha Lacistorhynchidae Tetrarhynchus ceylonicus Southwell, 1929 2 Synonym Callitetrarhynchus gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Pintner, 1931 Ginglymostoma concolor Nebrius ferrugineus 2 Yes Sri Lanka Silavaturai, Sri Lanka Edit
1583 11164 Cyclophyllidea Hymenolepididae Microsomacanthus childi (Burt, 1940) Yamaguti, 1959 0 Phalacrocorax niger 0 No Sri Lanka Edit
1584 1111 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Krimi chrysocolaptis D.R.R. Burt, 1944 1 Valid Liga chrysocolaptis (Burt, 1944) Spasskaya & Spasskii, 1971 Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus Chrysocolaptes lucidus 0 No Sri Lanka Nilgala, Eastern Province Edit
1585 1165 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Pseudochoanotaenia collocaliae Burt, 1938 1 Valid Collocalia unicolor unicolor 0 No Sri Lanka Gammaduwa, Central Province Edit
1586 1022 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Choanotaenia dispar D.R.R. Burt, 1940 1 Synonym Dictymetra volvulus (von Linstow, 1906) Spasskaya & Spasskii, 1973 Lobipluvia malabaraica 0 No Sri Lanka Mannar, Northern Province Edit
1587 11000 Cyclophyllidea Hymenolepididae Dicranotaenia ellisoni (Burt, 1944) Yamaguti, 1959 0 Acridotheres tristis 0 No Sri Lanka Edit
1588 3293 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Phyllobothrium floraforme (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1930 2 Synonym Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Ruhnke, 2011 Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 3 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Edit
1589 2970 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Anthobothrium floraformis Southwell, 1912 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 2 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Karai Edit
1590 13472 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Ruhnke, 2011 2 Synonym Scyphophyllidium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 3 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Edit
1591 14145 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Scyphophyllidium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 2 Valid Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 3 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Edit
1592 4743 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Poecilancistrium gangeticum (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1942 2 Poecilancistrium caryophyllum (Diesing, 1850) Dollfus, 1929 Carcharias gangeticus Glyphis gangeticus 3 Yes Sri Lanka Dutch Bay Edit
1593 1023 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Choanotaenia glareolae D.R.R. Burt, 1940 1 Synonym Kowalewskiella glareolae (D.R.R. Burt, 1940) Lopez-Neyra, 1952 Tringa glareola 0 No Sri Lanka Mannar, Northern Province Edit
1594 8886 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Kowalewskiella glareolae (Burt, 1940) López-Neyra, 1952 0 Tringa glareola 0 No Sri Lanka Edit
1595 4874 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Tetrarhynchus herdmani Shipley & Hornell, 1906 1 Synonym Kotorella pronosoma (Stossich, 1901) Trygon walga Himantura imbricata 3 Yes Sri Lanka Ceylon Pearl Banks Edit
1596 1119 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Malika himantopodis Burt, 1940 1 Synonym Malika odhneri (Fuhrmann, 1909) Sandeman, 1959 Himantopus himantopus himantopus 0 No Sri Lanka Mannar, Northern Province Edit
1597 1120 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Malika kalawewaensis Burt, 1940 1 Valid Burhinus oedicnemus indicus 0 No Sri Lanka Kalawewa, North-Central Province Edit
1598 6624 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Linstowiinae Mathevotaenia lemuris (Beddard, 1916) Spasskii, 1951 2 Valid Nycticebus tardigradus Loris tardigradus 3 Yes Sri Lanka Edit
1599 7056 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Linstowiinae Linstowia lemuris Beddard, 1916 1 Synonym Mathevotaenia lemuris (Beddard, 1916) Spasskii, 1951 Nycticebus tardigradus Loris tardigradus 2 Yes Sri Lanka Edit
1600 7057 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Linstowiinae Oochoristica lemuris (Beddard, 1916) Baer, 1924 2 Synonym Mathevotaenia lemuris (Beddard, 1916) Spasskii, 1951 Nycticebus tardigradus Loris tardigradus 3 Yes Sri Lanka Edit