Tapeworm Species Details

Pulluterina nestoris Smithers, 1954
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6416
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Pulluterina
Species nestoris
Authority Smithers, 1954
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Smithers, S. R. 1954. On a new anoplocephalid cestode, Pulluterina nestoris gen. et sp. nov., from the Kea (Nestor notabilis). Journal of Helminthology 28: 1-8.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/10/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Psittaciformes
Host Family Strigopidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Nestor
Species notabilis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Nestor
Species notabilis
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country New Zealand
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes Host was kept in captivity for six months in the London Zoological Gardens.

Specimens

Type Material Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.