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Paranoplocephala primordialis (Douthitt, 1915) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6366
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Paranoplocephala
Species primordialis
Authority (Douthitt, 1915) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Douthittia primordialis (Douthitt, 1915) Haukisalmi, Hardman, Hoberg & Henttonen, 2014
Synonyms Andrya primordialis Douthitt, 1915; Andrya communis Douthitt, 1915
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Douthitt, H. 1915. Studies on the cestode family Anoplocephalidae. Illinois Biological Monographs 1(3): 1-96.

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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. and H. Henttonen. 2007. A taxonomic revision of the Paranoplocephala primordialis (Douthitt) complex (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in voles and squirrels. Zootaxa 1548: 51-68.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
11/08/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/08/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Sciuridae (Sciurinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sciurus
Species hudsonica
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Tamiasciurus
Species hudsonicus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material Syntypes: USNPC 49518.
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.