Tapeworm Species Details

Choanotaenia angolensis Mettrick, 1960
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1015
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Choanotaenia
Species angolensis
Authority Mettrick, 1960
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Anomotaenia angolensis (Mettrick, 1960) Matevosyan, 1963
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Citation(s)

Mettrick, D. F. 1960. A new tapeworm, Choanotaenia angolensis, n. sp. from the Angola pitta, Pitta angolensis, in Southern Rhodesia. Journal of Parasitology 46(3): 398-399.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Perhaps this species belongs to the genus Spiniglans as defined by Bona (1994)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/01/2005 Created Georgiev, Salamatin
02/11/2010Modified

Type Host

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Genus Pitta
Species angolensis
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Type Locality

Country Zimbabwe
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City/Region Near Salisbury (now Harare)
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.