Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 6147 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Anoplocephalidae |
| Subfamily | Anoplocephalinae |
| Genus | Paranoplocephala |
| Species | fellmani |
| Authority | Haukisalmi & Henttonen, 2001 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Lemminia fellmani (Haukisalmi & Henttonen, 2001) Haukisalmi, Hardman, Hoberg & Henttonen, 2014 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | V. K. Haukisalmi |
| Citation(s) |
Haukisalmi, V. and H. Henttonen. 2001. Biogeography of helminth parasitism in Lemmus Link (Arvicolinae), with the description of Paranoplocephala fellmani n. sp. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from the Norwegian lemming L. lemmus (Linnaeus). Systematic Parasitology 49: 7-22. (4596) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 06/01/2010 | Created | V. K. Haukisalmi |
| 11/09/2014 | Modified | |
| 04/24/2021 | Modified | V. Haukisalmi |
| 02/15/2022 | Modified | V. Haukisalmi |
Type Host
| Host Class | Mammalia | ||||||
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| Host Order | Rodentia | ||||||
| Host Family | Cricetidae (Arvicolinae) | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Lemmus trimucronatus | ||||||
| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Norway |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Finse |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 60.600 |
| DD Longitude | 7.500 |
| Additional Localities | Kilpisjärvi (Finland), Barrow (Alaska, USA). |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki, no. 20507, paratypes USNPC 89239, 89352, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki, no. 20508 |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 14 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figures 2–7. Paranoplocephala fellmani n. sp. Type-material from Finse, southern Norway (host Lemmus lemmus). 2. Scolex (holotype).
3. Mature segment (holotype). 4. Genital ducts in mature segment (holotype). 5. Egg (surface view). 6. Uterus in late mature segment.
7. Pregravid segment (holotype). Scale-bars: 2,3, 0.30 mm; 4, 0.10 mm; 5, 0.030 mm; 6, 0.20 mm; 7, 0.40 mm.
Figures 8–11. Paranoplocephala fellmani n. sp. Material outside the type-locality. 8. Mature segment; Kilpisjärvi, northern Finland (host Lemmus lemmus). 9. Uterus in early mature segment; Barrow, northern Alaska, USA (host L. trimucronatus). 10. Mature segment;
Barrow (host L. trimucronatus). 11. Paranoplocephala cf. fellmani. Premature segment; New Siberian Islands, Russia (host L. bungei). Scale-bars: 8, 11, 0.20 mm; 9,10, 0.30 mm.


