Tapeworm Species Details

Paralinstowia schmidti (Gardner & Campbell, 1992) Beveridge & Spratt, 1996
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6722
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Paralinstowia
Species schmidti
Authority (Gardner & Campbell, 1992) Beveridge & Spratt, 1996
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Linstowia schmidti Gardner & Campbell, 1992
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Gardner, S. L. and M. L. Gampbell. 1992. A new species of Linstowia (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from marsupials in Bolivia. Journal of Parasitology 78: 795-799.

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Beveridge, I. and D. M. Spratt. 1996. The helminth fauna of Australasian marsupials: origins and evolutionary biology. Adavances in Parasitology 37: 135-254.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Assigned to the subgenus Paralinstowia by Gardner & Campbell (1992).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/27/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/31/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Didelphimorphia
Host Family Didelphidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Thylamys
Species elegans
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Thylamys
Species elegans
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Monodelphis domestica
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Bolivia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Porvenir, Department of Chuquisaca
Coordinates
DD Latitude -20.750
DD Longitude -63.217
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNM Helm. Coll. no. 82216. Paratypes: University of California Davis Nematode Collection no. UCDNC 2831 and 2832.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.