Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12740 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Hymenolepididae |
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| Genus | Pararodentolepis |
| Species | gnoskei |
| Authority | (Greiman & Tkach, 2012) Tkach, Makarikov & Kinsella, 2013 |
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| Genus Record | No |
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| Verified | No |
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Greiman, S. E. and V. V. Tkach. 2012. Description and phylogenetic relationships of Rodentolepis gnoskei n. sp. (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) from a shrew Suncus varilla minor in Malawi. Parasitology International 61: 343-350. (6193) Download PDFTkach, V. V., A. A. Makarikov, and J. M. Kinsella. 2013. Morphological and molecular differentiation of Staphylocystis clydesengeri n. sp. (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae) from the vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans (Soricomorpha, Soricidae), in North America. Zootaxa 3691(3): 389-400. (6200) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 10/18/2013 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 10/25/2013 | Modified |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figs. 1-6. Holotype of Rodentolepis gnoskei n. sp. 1. Total view. 2. Scolex. 3. Premature proglottids. 4. Mature and pregravid proglottids. 5. Rostellar hooks. 6. Gravid proglottids. Scale bars: 1. 500, 2. 100, 3. 50, 4. 50, 5. 20, 6. 100.
Figs. 7–13. Rodentolepis gnoskei n. sp. 7. Total view of holotype. 8. Rostellar hooks of paratype mounted in Berlese's medium. 9. Rostellum and rostellar sheath of holotype. 10. Gravid proglottids of paratype. 11. Longitudinal muscle bundles (indicated by arrow) in paratype. 12. Photograph of the midsection of egg in water showing embryonic hooks and polar filaments (indicated by arrow). 13. Photograph of egg in water taken at the level of the embryophore surface. Note numerous filaments. Scale bars: 7. 200, 8. 25, 9. 25, 10. 100, 11–13. 25.


