Tapeworm Species Details

Angularia australis Maplestone, 1921
Cyclophyllidea: Progynotaeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2214
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Progynotaeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Angularia
Species australis
Authority Maplestone, 1921
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Progynotaenia evaginata Fuhrmann, 1909
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Citation(s)

Nikolov P.N., Georgiev B.B., Gvozdev E.V., Gulyaev V.D. 2005. Taxonomic revision of the cestodes of the family Progynotaeniidae (Cyclophyllidea) parasitising stone curlews (Charadriiformes: Burhinidae). Systematic Parasitology 61: 123-142.

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Scientific Name Notes Nikolov et al. (2005) synonymized A. australis with Progynotaenia evaginata

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2004 Created Jensen, Nikolov
02/04/2010Modified

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Burhinus
Species grallarius
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
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Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region near Townsville, North Queensland
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Specimens

Type Material [not given] BMNH Nos. 1977.11.1.77 (19 slides)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -source of type material information: Nikolov (pers. com.)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.