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Andrya octodonensis (Babero & Cattan, 1975) Haukisalmi & Wickström, 2005
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6471
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Andrya
Species octodonensis
Authority (Babero & Cattan, 1975) Haukisalmi & Wickström, 2005
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Andryoides octodonensis (Babero & Cattan, 1975) Haukisalmi, 2023
Synonyms Aprostatandrya octodonensis Babero & Cattan, 1975; Paranoplocephala octodonensis (Babero & Cattan, 1975) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1986
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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Haukisalmi, V. and L. M. Wickström. 2005. Morphological characterisation of Andrya Railliet, 1893, Neandrya n. g. and Paranoplocephala Lühe, 1910 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in rodents and lagomorphs. Systematic Parasitology 62: 209-219.

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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 Haukisalmi & Rausch (2006) regard A. octodonensis as a junior synonym of Andrya neotomae Voge, 1946.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/13/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
03/31/2015Modified
08/25/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/19/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/25/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
03/24/2023ModifiedV. 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.