Tapeworm Species Details

Meggittina numida Jrijer & Neifar, 2014
Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12883
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Catenotaeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Meggittina
Species numida
Authority Jrijer & Neifar, 2014
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Skrjabinotaenia oranensis (Joyeux & Foley, 1930) Akhumyan, 1946
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Jrijer, J and L. Neifar. 2014. Meggittina numida n. sp. (Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae), a parasite of the Shaw’s jird Meriones shawi (Duvernoy) (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in Tunisia. Systematic Parasitology 88: 167–174.

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Haukisalmi, V., A. Ribas, K. Junker, A. Spickett, S. Matthee, H. Henttonen, J. Jrijer, A. Halajian, J. L. Anders, and M. Nakao. 2018. Molecular systematics and evolutionary history of catenotaeniid cestodes (Cyclophyllidea). Zoologica Scripta 47: 221-230.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Haukisalmi et al. (2018).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/10/2014 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
02/13/2015Modified
02/26/2018ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Gerbillinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Meriones
Species shawi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Meriones
Species shawi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Tunisia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Steppe land near Mezzouna City
Coordinates
DD Latitude 34.483
DD Longitude 9.700
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (NHMUK 014.3.13.2) and three paratypes (NHMUK 2014.3.13.3-5) are deposited in the Natural History useum, London, UK. Three paratypes are deposited in the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN HEL424).
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.