Tapeworm Species Details

Aploparaksis rissae (Schiller, 1951)
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 10064
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Aploparaksis
Species rissae
Authority (Schiller, 1951)
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Haploparaxis rissae Schiller, 1951; Aploparaksis filiformis Spassky, 1963; Aploparaksis filiformis of Hromada & Macko, 1995; Aploparaksis daviesi Deblock & Rausch, 1968
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Citation(s)

Schiller, E. L. 1951. Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Alaska. VIII. Some Cestode parasites of the Pacific Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla Ridgway) with the Description of Haploparaxis rissae n. sp. . Helminthological Society of Washington 18(2): 122-125.

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Redescription

Bondarenko. S. and V. Kontrimavichus. 2006. Cestodes of the genus Aploparaksis Clerc, 1903 (Cyclophyllidea, Aploparaksidae) reported from gulls, with a description of new species. Journal of Natural History 40(47–48): 2589–2610.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/17/2012 Created B. Barbeau
01/16/2013Modified
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/06/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Charadriiformes
Host Family Laridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rissa
Species tridactyla
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rissa
Species tridactyla
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Alaska
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Specimens

Type Material -USNPC 47086
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.