Tapeworm Species Details

Polycercus zoniferae (Johnston, 1912) Schmidt, 1986
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1327
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Polycercus
Species zoniferae
Authority (Johnston, 1912) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms -Choanotaenia zoniferae Johnston, 1912
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Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1912. New species of cestodes from Australian birds. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 1: 211-215.

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Schmidt, G. D. 1986. Handbook of tapeworm identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 675 pp.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/16/2004 Created Caira, Georgiev
03/11/2010Modified

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Locality Notes -Johnston (1912) did not designate the type locality, but New South Wales is listed first

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