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Paranoplocephala omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Lühe, 1910
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6364
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Paranoplocephala
Species omphalodes
Authority (Hermann, 1783) Lühe, 1910
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia omphalodes Hermann, 1783; Halysis omphalodes (Hermann, 1783); Anoplocephala omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Janicki, 1904; Bertiella omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Meggitt, 1927; Andrya omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Tenora, Haukisalmi & Hentonen, 1986
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Hermann, J. 1783. Helminthologische Bemerkungen. Der Naturforscher 19: 31-59.

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Lühe, M. 1910. Die Süsswasserfauna Deutschlands. Heft 18. A. Brauer (ed). Hafner Publishing Co., New York, N.Y., 1-148 pp.

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Redescription

Tenora, F., E. Murai, and C. Vaucher. 1985. On some Paranoplocephala species (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) parasitizing rodents (Rodentia) in Europe. Parasitologica Hungarica 18: 29-48.

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Scientific Name Notes Spasskii (1951) also includes Anoplocephala blanchardi Moniez, 1891 as a synonym, meaning that Spasskii's (1951) redescription of P. omphalodes is composite.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
12/15/2014Modified
04/11/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Cricetidae (Arvicolinae)
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Genus Microtus
Species arvalis
Subspecies
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Host Notes Host given as: "In unserer gewöhnlichen kleinen Feldmaus, die aber einen etwas dickern Kopf hat..." [probably Microtus arvalis].

Type Locality

Country France
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City/Region Probably Alsace
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.