Tapeworm Species Details

Monoecocestus americanus (Stiles, 1895) Fuhrmann, 1932
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6303
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Monoecocestus
Species americanus
Authority (Stiles, 1895) Fuhrmann, 1932
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Andrya americana Stiles, 1895; Bertia americana (Stiles, 1895) Stiles, 1896; Bertiella americana (Stiles, 1895) Stiles & Hassall, 1902; Schizotaenia americana (Stiles, 1895) Janicki, 1904; Schizotaenia erethizontis (Beddard, 1914) Baer, 1927 Monoecocestus erethizontis (Beddard, 1914); Fuhrmann, 1932
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Stiles, C.W. 1895. Notes on parasites-38. Preliminary note to A revision of the adult leporine cestodes. Veterinary Magazine 2: 341-346.

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Fuhrmann, O. 1932. Les Ténias des Oiseaux. Mémoires de l’Université de Neuchatel 8: 1-381.

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Redescription

Freeman, R. S. 1949. Notes on the morphology and life cycle of the genus Monoecocestus Beddard, 1914 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from the porcupine. Journal of Parasitology 35: 605-612.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonyms according to Spasskii (1951), Chandler (1936) and Rausch & Maser (1977).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/26/2014Modified
04/22/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
07/27/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
07/29/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Erethizontidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Erethizon
Species epixanthus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Erethizon
Species dorsata
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country North America
Body of Water
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Specimens

Type Material USNM
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.