Tapeworm Species Details

Variolepis asymetrica (Fuhrmann, 1918) Yamaguti, 1959
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 11089
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Variolepis
Species asymetrica
Authority (Fuhrmann, 1918) Yamaguti, 1959
Taxonomic Status
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Synonyms Hymenolepis asymmetrica Fuhrmann, 1918
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Citation(s)

Fuhrmann, O. 1918. Cestodes des oiseaux de la Novelle-Caledonie et des Iles Loyalty. Nova Caledonia 2: 399-449.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/06/2012 Created B. Barbeau
09/06/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Cuculiformes
Host Family Cuculidae
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Genus Chalcococcyx
Species plagosus
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Type Locality

Country New Caledonia
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.