Tapeworm Species Details

Anophryocephalus eumetopii Hoberg, Adams, & Rausch, 1991
Tetrabothriidea: Tetrabothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5447
Order Tetrabothriidea
Family Tetrabothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Anophryocephalus
Species eumetopii
Authority Hoberg, Adams, & Rausch, 1991
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

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

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
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Eumetopias
Species jubatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Eumetopias
Species jubatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Coordinates
DD Latitude 63°30’N
DD Longitude 170°30’W
Additional Localities Naked Island, Alaska, USA (19 mi (1 mi = 1.609 km) southwest of Juneau, Alaska) (58°15.20’N, 134°56/30’W)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM Helminthol Coll. No. 81535 (holotype) USNM No. 81536 and HWML No. 33337 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.