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Anoplocephaloides wigginsi (Rausch, 1954) Rausch, 1976
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6294
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Anoplocephaloides
Species wigginsi
Authority (Rausch, 1954) Rausch, 1976
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Marmotocephala wigginsi (Rausch, 1954) Gulyaev, Dokuchaev & Regel', 2012
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Rausch, R. 1954. Studies on the helminth fauna of Alaska. XXII Paranoplocephala wigginsi n. sp., a cestode from an Arctic ground squirrel. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 73: 380-383.

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Redescription

Rausch, R. L. 1976. The genera Paranoplocephala Lühe, 1910 and Anoplocephaloides Baer, 1923 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae), with particular reference to species in rodents. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 51: 513-562.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/06/2014Modified
08/25/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/08/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Meade River, 46 miles south of Point Barrow, Alaska
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNM 49357 (now USNPC 49357).
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.