Tapeworm Species Details

Megalacanthus macracanthoides (Fuhrmann, 1907) Bona, 1994
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1309
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Megalacanthus
Species macracanthoides
Authority (Fuhrmann, 1907) Bona, 1994
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms -Panuwa macracanthoides (Fuhrmann, 1907) Spasskaya & Spasskii, 1978 -Anomotaenia macracanthoides Fuhrmann, 1907
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Fuhrmann, O. 1933. Cestodes nouveaux. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 40: 169-178.

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Beveridge, I. 1981. Three new species of Calostaurus (Cestoda: Davaineidae) from the New Guinea wallaby Dorcopsis veterum. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105: 139-147.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Bona (1994) does not explicitly state this as a new combination, but this is the first use we have found

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2004 Created Caira, Georgiev
02/16/2010Modified

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Genus Vanellus
Species sp.
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Type Locality

Country Egypt
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.