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Paranoplocephala octodonensis (Babero & Cattan, 1975) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1986
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6470
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Paranoplocephala
Species octodonensis
Authority (Babero & Cattan, 1975) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Andrya octodonensis (Babero & Cattan, 1975) Haukisalmi & Wickström, 2005
Synonyms Aprostatandrya octodonensis Babero & Cattan, 1975
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Babero, B. B. and P. E. Cattan. 1975. Helmintofauna de Chile: III. Parásitos del roedor degú, Octodon degus Molina, 1782, con la descripción de tres nuevas especies. Boletín Chileno de Parasitología 30: 68-76.

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Tenora, F, É. Murai, and C. Vaucher. 1986. On Andrya Railliet, 1893 and Paranoplocephala Lühe, 1910 (Cestoda, Monieziinae). Parasitologica Hungarica 19: 43-75.

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Redescription

Haverkost, T. R. and S. L. Gardner. 2010. Two new species of Andrya (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from sigmodontine rodents in the Neotropics. Comparative Parasitology 77: 145-153.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/13/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
03/25/2015Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/25/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Octodontidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Octodon
Species degus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Octodon
Species degus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Chile
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Quebrada de la Plata, Santiago
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype and paratype: Originally, USNPC 73439; presently, USNM 1369006.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.