Tapeworm Species Details

Anophryocephalus anophrys Baylis, 1922
Tetrabothriidea: Tetrabothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5445
Order Tetrabothriidea
Family Tetrabothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Anophryocephalus
Species anophrys
Authority Baylis, 1922
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Baylis, H. A. 1922. A new cestode and other parasitic worms from Spitsvergen, with a note on two leeches. Results of the Oxford University Expedition to Spitsburgen. No. 6. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9: 421-427.

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Redescription

Hoberg, E. P., M. A. Adams, and R. L. Rausch. 1991. Revision of the genus Anophryocephalus Baylis, 1922 from pinnipeds in the Holarctic with descriptions of Anophryocephalus nunivakensis sp. n. and A. eumetopii sp. n. (Tetrabothriidae) and evaluation of host records from the Phocidae. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: 1653-1668.

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Scientific Name Notes Delyamure also redescribed this species in 1955 (Citation ID #4208)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
12/18/2014Modified
10/05/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/07/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/04/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/09/2016ModifiedN. Arisco

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Phoca
Species hispida
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Cystophora cristata
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -a young female seal -the host name is not clear

Type Locality

Country Norway
Body of Water Klaas Billen Bay
Island(s) Svålbard
City/Region
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DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Iceland, Greenland Sea, and White Sea
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes "The material consists largely of fragments, but the length of a complete specimen appears to be..."
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.