Tapeworm Species Details

Protogynella blarinae Jones, 1943
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6139
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Protogynella
Species blarinae
Authority Jones, 1943
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Jones A. W. 1943. Protogynella blarinae n.g., n.sp. A new cestode frm the shrew, Blarina Brevicauda Say. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society LXII: 169-173.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/01/2010 Created V.V. Tkach
03/18/2011Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Soricomorpha
Host Family Soricidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Blarina
Species brevicauda
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNPC 165133
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Paratype remained in author's collection, its further fate unknown. May be deposited.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.