Tapeworm Species Details

Schizorchis nepalensis Rausch & Smirnova, 1984
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6421
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Schizorchis
Species nepalensis
Authority Rausch & Smirnova, 1984
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Rausch, R. L. and L. V. Smirnova. 1984. The genus Schizorchis (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in Eurasian pikas, Ochotona spp. (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae), with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 103: 144-156.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Ochotonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ochotona
Species roylei
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ochotona
Species roylei
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Nepal
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Gosainkund
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype from pika, Ochotona roylei, collected by Dr. H. Abe, 3 June 1968, USNM Helm. Coll., No. 72900.
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.