Tapeworm Species Details

Mosgovoyia pectinata americana (Douthitt, 1915) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14651
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Mosgovoyia
Species pectinata americana
Authority (Douthitt, 1915) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mosgovoyia pectinata (Goeze, 1782) Spasskii, 1951
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Douthitt, H. 1915. Studies on the cestode family Anoplocephalidae. Illinois Biological Monographs 1(3): 1-96.

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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

Arnold Jr., J. G. 1938. A study of the Anoplocephaline cestodes of North American rabbits. Zoologica - Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society 23: 31-53.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/07/2023 Created V. Haukisalmi
09/07/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Leporidae
Type Host
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Genus Lepus
Species californicus
Subspecies melanotus
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lepus
Species californicus
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes Eastern Kansas and Nebraska (type locality not specified).

Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.