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Choanotaenia ransomi Linton, 1927
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1200
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Choanotaenia
Species ransomi
Authority Linton, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paricterotaenia ransomi (Linton, 1927) Fuhrmann, 1932
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1927. Notes on cestode parasites of birds. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70: 1-73, + plates 1.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/09/2007 Created Pickering, Georgiev
03/12/2010Modified
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2023ModifiedA. Phillips

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Charadriiformes
Host Family Laridae
Type Host
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Genus Larus
Species atricilla
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Leucophaeus
Species atricilla
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Larus argentatus, Larus delawarensis, Larus marinus, Larus philadelphia, Gavia immer
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
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City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Massachusetts
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Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNPC No. 7868 Paratypes: USNPC No. 7869
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.