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Afrojoyeuxia gundii (Joyeux, 1923) Haukisalmi, 2013
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12784
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Afrojoyeuxia
Species gundii
Authority (Joyeux, 1923) Haukisalmi, 2013
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Andrya primordialis var. gundii Joyeux, 1923; Andrya gundii (Joyeux, 1923) Spasskii, 1951; Aprostatandrya gundii Joyeux, 1923) Quentin, 1979; Paranoplocephala gundii (Joyeux, 1923) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984.
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Joyeux, C. 1923. Recherches sur la faune helminthologique Africaine. Archives de l’Institut Pasteur de Tunis 12: 119-167.

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Haukisalmi, V. 2013. Afrojoyeuxia gen. n. and Hunkeleriella gen. n., two new genera of cestodes (Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae) from African rodents. Folia Parasitologica 60: 475–481.

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Redescription

Quentin, J.-C. 1979. Anatomie et taxonomie d Aprostatandrya gundi (Joyeux, 1923), cestode parasite du rongeur Ctenodactylus gundi (Rothman). Bulletin du Museum National d Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 1: 251-256.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/08/2013 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
03/25/2016ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/08/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/09/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
07/30/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Ctenodactylidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ctenodactylus
Species gundi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ctenodactylus
Species gundi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
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Type Locality

Country Tunisia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Gafsa
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities El-Kantara, Constantine (Algeria)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.