Tapeworm Species Details

Diorchis reynoldsi Jones, 1944
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6143
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Diorchis
Species reynoldsi
Authority Jones, 1944
Taxonomic Status Subjective junior synonym
Valid Name Pseudodiorchis reynoldsi (Jones, 1944) Oswald, 1957
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Jones, A. W. 1944. Diorchis reynoldsi n. sp., a Hymenolepidid cestode from the shrew. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society LXIII: 46-49.

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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
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/24/2016ModifiedB. 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
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Specimens

Type Material USNPC (number not specified)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.