Tapeworm Species Details

Diandrya vancouverensis Mace & Shepard, 1981
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6262
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Diandrya
Species vancouverensis
Authority Mace & Shepard, 1981
Taxonomic Status Subjective junior synonym
Valid Name Diandrya composita Darrah, 1930
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Mace, T. F. and C. D. Shepard. 1981. Helminths of a Vancouver Island marmot, Marmota vancouverensis Swarth, 1911, with a description of Diandrya vancouverensis sp. nov. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 59: 790-792.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/13/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Sciuridae (Xerinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Marmota
Species vancouverensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Marmota
Species vancouverensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Canada
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Green Mountain, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holo- and paratypes: Invertebrate Collection (Parasites) of National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.