Lothar Karl Wilhelm Szidat, German-born Argentine helminthologist and parasitologist (Ilowo, Poland 31 December 1892 – Buenos Aires 22 July 1973)

Demonstrated the existence of furocercariae in the life cycle of strigeoid digeneans

Enunciated the Szidat rule “The level of organization of the permanent parasites generally allows conclusions to be drawn about the phylogenetic antiquity of their hosts”

DESCRIBED HELMINTH TAXA

Genera

Acanthostomoides 1956

Apatemon 1928

Austrocalicotyle 1972

Austrocreadium 1956

Austrodiplostomum 1951 with Nani

Austromicrophallus 1964

Bothrioscolex 1937

Brachyurus 1938

Bursotrema 1960

Cardiocephalus 1928

Cotylurus 1928

Cyathocotyloides 1936

Dicranocercaria 1932

Duboisia 1936

Elytrophalloides 1955

Eucradium 1954

Holostephanus 1936

Kossackia 1936

Linstowiella 1933

Megacoelium 1954

Neobilharzia 1942

Ophiosoma 1928

Palaeocryptogonimus 1954

Palaeorchis 1943

Paracalicotyle 1970

Paracyathocotyle 1936

Paralichthyotrema 1960

Parastrigea 1928

Parasymphylodora 1943

Pittacium 1939

Plehniella 1951

Postmonorcheides 1950

Procaudotestis 1954

Proneochasmus 1954

Pseudhemistomum 1936

Pseudobenedenoides 1969

Saccocoelioides 1954

Trigonostoma 1966

Species

About 100 new species of Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda

Others

Genera (Crustacea)

Philostomella 1960 with Schubart

Riggia 1948 with Nani

Species

Crustacea

Lophoura magna 1971

Philostomella cigarra 1960 with Schubart

Riggia brasiliensis 1960 with Schubart

Riggia nana 1960 with Schubart

Riggia paranensis 1948 with Nani

Rocinela tridens 1948 with Nani

Telotha silurii 1960 with Schubart

Myxozoa

Myxobolus galaxii 1953

Myxobolus magellanicus 1953

HONORS

Szidatia Dubois 1938 (Trematoda)

Szidatinus McCrae 1961 (Cestoda)

Szidatitrema Yamaguti 1971 (Trematoda)