Tapeworm Species Details

Retinometra ondatrae (Rider & Macy, 1947) Schmidt, 1986
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Species ID 10894
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Retinometra
Species ondatrae
Authority (Rider & Macy, 1947) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms Hymenolepis ondatrae Rider & Macy, 1947; Hymenosphenacanthoides ondatrae (Rider & Macy, 1947) Yamaguti, 1959
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Citation(s)

Rider, C. L. and R. W. Macy. 1947. Preliminary survey of the helminth parasites of muskrats in Northwestern Oregon, with description of Hymenolepis ondatrae n. sp.. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 66: 176-181.

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Schmidt, G. D. 1986. Handbook of tapeworm identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 675 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/31/2012 Created B. Barbeau
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/04/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Cricetidae (Arvicolinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ondatra
Species zibethica
Subspecies occipitalis
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ondatra
Species zibethicus
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Type Locality

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

Type Material USNM
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.