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Asian tapeworm

Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) Brabec, Waeschenbach, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2015

Status not recordedworms

The Asian tapeworm (Schyzocotyle acheilognathi) is a species in the family Bothriocephalidae, order Bothriocephalidea.

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Quick facts about the Asian tapeworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Asian tapeworm live?

Not recorded

Is the Asian tapeworm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Asian tapeworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPlatyhelminthes
  3. classCestoda
  4. orderBothriocephalidea
  5. familyBothriocephalidae
  6. genusSchyzocotyle
  7. SpeciesSchyzocotyle acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) Brabec, Waeschenbach, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2015

Synonyms Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, Bothriocephalus aegyptiacus, Bothriocephalus barbus, Bothriocephalus fluviatilis, Bothriocephalus gowkongensis, Bothriocephalus kivuensis, Bothriocephalus opsalichthydis, Bothriocephalus opsariichthydis, Bothriocephalus phoxini, Clestobothrium kivuense, Coelobothrium gambusiense, Coelobothrium monodi, Coelobothrium oitense, Ptychobothrium clupeoidesii, Ptychobothrium discusae, Ptychobothrium khami, Ptychobothrium mystacoleucysi, Ptychobothrium phuloi, Ptychobothrium rojanapaibuli, Schyzocotyle fluviatilis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Lombriz asiáticaSpanish
  • カネヒラキュウトウジョウチュウJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Asian tapeworm

Other species in the same genus Schyzocotyle.

CompareAsian tapeworm vs Schyzocotyle nayarensis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Asian tapeworm?

The Asian tapeworm (Schyzocotyle acheilognathi) belongs to the family Bothriocephalidae in the order Bothriocephalidea.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Asian tapeworm (Schyzocotyle acheilognathi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-tapeworm

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“Asian tapeworm (Schyzocotyle acheilognathi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-tapeworm.

BibTeX
@misc{asian_tapeworm_2026,
  title = {Asian tapeworm (Schyzocotyle acheilognathi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asian-tapeworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}