Tapeworm Species Details

Monoecocestus hydrochoeri (Baylis, 1928) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6309
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Monoecocestus
Species hydrochoeri
Authority (Baylis, 1928) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Schizotaenia hydrochoeri Baylis, 1928; Pecarezia hydrochoeri (Baylis, 1928) Spasskii, 1999
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baylis, H. A. 1928. A new species of Schizotaenia [Cestoda] from the capybara. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 1: 601-605.

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Spasskii, A. A. 1951. Anoplocefalyaty - lentochnye gel'minty domashnyh i dikih zhivotnyh [Anoplocephalate tapeworms of domestic and wild animals]. Osnovy Cestodologii, Vol. 1. K. I. Skrjabin (ed). Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 735 pp.

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Redescription

Rêgo, A. A. 1961. Revisão do gênero Monoecocestus Beddard, 1914 (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 59: 325-354.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/26/2014Modified
04/22/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/09/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Caviidae (Hydrochoerinae)
Type Host
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Genus Hydrochoerus
Species capybara
Subspecies
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Genus Hydrochoeris
Species hydrochaeris
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Paraguay
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.