Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12854 |
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| Genus | Raillietina (Skrjabinia) |
| Species | variabila |
| Authority | (Leigh, 1941) |
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| Genus Record | No |
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| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Leigh W. H. 1941. Variation in a new species of Cestode, Raillietina (Skrjabinia) variabilis, from the prairie chicken in Illinois. Journal of Parasitology Urbana 27(2): 97-106. (5634) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 06/23/2014 | Created | |
| 05/13/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| City/Region | Jasper and Richland Counties, Illinois |
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Specimens
| Type Material | not given |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
All figures drawn with the aid of a camera lucida. Figs. 1 and 2 drawn to scale of Fig. 2; Figs. 4-9 to scale of Fig. 4; Figs. 10-12 to scale of Fig. 12; Figs. 13-18 to scale of Fig. 17. Hooks of Figs. 1-3 drawn in by hand and not representative of accurate numbers.
Fig. 1. Lateral view of scolex, group 1.
Fig. 2. Anterior view of scolex, group 3.
Fig. 3. Lateral view of rostellum, showing arrangement of hooks.
Fig. 4. Atypical proglottid group 1, drawn to same scale as Figs. 5-9.
Fig. 5. Proglottid combining some features of Figs. 6 and 7.
Fig. 6. Sexually mature proglottid, group 1.
Fig 7. Sexually mature proglottid. group 2.
Fig. 8. Sexually mature proglottid, from Wisconsin specimen.
Fig. 9. Sexually mature proglottid, group 3.
Fig. 10, 11, 12. Final gravid proglottids of groups 1,2, and 3, respectively, drawn to scale.
Fig. 13. Cirrus pouch-vagina complex, cirrus unextruded.
Fig. 14. Cirrus pouch-vagina complex, spined cirrus extruded.
Fig. 15. Egg capsule showing onchosphere and inner envelope.
Fig. 16. Onchosphere hooks.
Fig. 17. Rostellar hooks.
Fig. 18. Acetabular hooks. Best viewed in Firefox
