Tapeworm Species Details

Atriotaenia (Ershovia) procyonis (Chandler, 1942) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6564
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Atriotaenia (Ershovia)
Species procyonis
Authority (Chandler, 1942) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Atriotaenia procyonis (Chandler, 1942) Spasskii, 1951
Synonyms Oochoristica procyonis Chandler, 1942; Atriotaenia (Ershovia) procyonis (Chandler, 1942) Spasskii, 1951
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Chandler, A. C. 1942. The helminths of raccoons in East Texas. Journal of Parasitology 28: 255-268.

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Spasskii, A. A. 1951. Anoplocefalyaty - lentochnye gel'minty domashnyh i dikih zhivotnyh [Anoplocephalate tapeworms of domestic and wild animals]. Osnovy Cestodologii, Vol. 1. K. I. Skrjabin (ed). Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 735 pp.

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Redescription

Gallati, W. W. 1959. Life history, morphology and taxonomy of Atriotaenia (Ershovia) procyonis (Cestoda: Linstowiidae), a parasite of the raccoon. Journal of Parasitology 45(4): 363-377.

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Scientific Name Notes According to Priemer & Lux (1994), A. procyonis (Chandler, 1942) is a junior synonym of A. incisa (Railliet, 1899).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/24/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
10/08/2014Modified
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/11/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Procyonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Procyon
Species lotor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Procyon
Species lotor
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Angelina County, Texas
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Type specimen: U. S. Nat. Mus. Helm. Coll. No. 44942 (now USNPC 44942); Paratypes, No. 44943 (now USNPC 44943).
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.