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)