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Diorchiraillietina contorta (Zschokke, 1895) Yamaguti, 1959
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 512
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Diorchiraillietina
Species contorta
Authority (Zschokke, 1895) Yamaguti, 1959
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Davainea contorta Zschokke, 1895; Raillietina (R.) contorta (Zschokke, 1895) Fuhrmann, 1924; Raillietina (P.) contorta (Zschokke, 1895) Baer & Fain, 1955; Brumptiella contorta (Zschokke, 1895) Lopez-Neyra, 1931; Manitaurus rahmi (Baer & Fain, 1955) Spasskaya & Spasskii, 1971; Raillietina (R.) rahmi Baer & Fain, 1955
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1959. Systema Helminthum. Vol. II. The Cestodes of Vertebrates. Keigaku Publishing House, Tokyo, 860 pp.

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Redescription

Baer, J. G. and A. Fain. 1955. Les cestodes des pangolins. Bulletin de le Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 78: 37-52.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2006 Created Healy, B. Barbeau, Jones
01/03/2013Modified
10/05/2016ModifiedA. Phillips
08/22/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/26/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/28/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Pholidota
Host Family Manidae
Type Host
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Genus Manis
Species pentadactyla
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Genus Manis
Species pentadactyla
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Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.