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Paranoplocephala microti (Hansen, 1947) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6361
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Paranoplocephala
Species microti
Authority (Hansen, 1947) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Andrya microti Hansen, 1947; Aprostatandrya (Aprostatandrya) microti (Hansen, 1947) Spasskii, 1951
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Hansen, M. 1947. Three anoplocephalid cestodes from the prairie meadow vole, with description of Andrya microti n. sp. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 66: 279-282.

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Tenora, F., É. Murai, and C. Vaucher. 1984. On Anoplocephalidae (Cestoda), parasitizing Rodentia and Lagomorpha in Europe. Parasitologica Hungarica 17: 51-57.

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Redescription

Haukisalmi, V.Wickström, L. M., H. Henttonen, J. hantula, and A. Gubanyi. 2004. Molecular and morphological evidence for multiple species within Paranoplocephala omphalodes (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae) in Microtus voles (Arvicolinae). Zoologica Scripta 33: 277–290.

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Scientific Name Notes Haukisalmi et al. (2004) treat P. microti as a junior synonym of P. omphalodes.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/31/2014Modified
04/14/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Cricetidae (Arvicolinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Microtus
Species ochrogaster
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Microtus
Species ochrogaster
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNM 36951
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.