Tapeworm Species Details

Ershovia procyonis (Chandler, 1942) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14263
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Ershovia
Species procyonis
Authority (Chandler, 1942) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Atriotaenia procyonis (Chandler, 1942) Spasskii, 1951
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Citation(s)

Chandler, A. C. 1942. The helminths of raccoons in East Texas. Journal of Parasitology 28: 255-268.

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Spasskii, A. A. 1951. Anoplocefalyaty - lentochnye gel'minty domashnyh i dikih zhivotnyh [Anoplocephalate tapeworms of domestic and wild animals]. Osnovy Cestodologii, Vol. 1. K. I. Skrjabin (ed). Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 735 pp.

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Redescription

Gallati, W. W. 1959. Life history, morphology and taxonomy of Atriotaenia (Ershovia) procyonis (Cestoda: Linstowiidae), a parasite of the raccoon. Journal of Parasitology 45(4): 363-377.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/13/2021 Created V. Haukisalmi
04/13/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/14/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/11/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Procyonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Procyon
Species lotor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Procyon
Species lotor
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Angelina County, Texas
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material U. S. Nat. Mus. Helm. Coll. No. 44942; Paratypes, No. 44943.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.