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Catenotaenia californica Dowell, 1953
Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 365
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Catenotaeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Catenotaenia
Species californica
Authority Dowell, 1953
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Dowell, A. M. 1953. Catenotaenia californica, sp. nov., a cestode of the kangaroo rat, Dipodomys panamintinus mohavensis. American Midland Naturalist 49: 738-742.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/06/2004 Created Healy, Georgiev , V. K. Haukisa
02/17/2014Modified
12/10/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/16/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/14/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Heteromyidae (Dipodomyinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dipodomys
Species panamintinus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dipodomys
Species panamintinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Dipodomys mohavensis [=D. panamintinus], Dipodomys morroensis [=D. heermanni].
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lovejoy Butte, 15 miles south of Palmdale, California
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Llano Road, 2 miles northwest of Victorville, California; Moro Bay, California.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNM 1346515 (previously USNPC 47559). Paratypes: Coll. of C. P. Read, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Coll. of Y. U. Amerein, Pomona College, and Coll. of A. M. Dowell.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.