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Paranoplocephala acanthocirrosa Baer, 1924
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6455
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Paranoplocephala
Species acanthocirrosa
Authority Baer, 1924
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Afrobaeria acanthocirrosa (Baer, 1924) Haukisalmi, 2008
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baer, J.G. 1924. Contribution à la Faune helminthologique sud-africaine. Note préliminaire. Annales de Parasitologie humaine et comparée 2: 239-247.

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Redescription

Haukisalmi, V. 2008. Review of Anoplocephaloides species from African rodents, with the proposal of Afrobaeria n. g. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae). Helminthologia 45: 57-63.

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Scientific Name Notes Illustrations from Baer (1926).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/09/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
03/05/2015Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Otomyinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Otomys
Species bisulcatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Otomys
Species irroratus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Pretoria
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Specimens

Type Material Syntypes MHNG 41784, 41785
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.