Tapeworm Species Details

Sinaiotaenia witenbergi Wertheim & Greenberg, 1971
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6727
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Sinaiotaenia
Species witenbergi
Authority Wertheim & Greenberg, 1971
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Wertheim, G and Z. Greenberg. 1971. Helminths of mammals and birds from Israel. II. Sinaiotaenia witenbergi gen. et sp. n. (Cestoda: Anoplocephaliidae) from desert rodents. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 38: 93-96.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/27/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
04/21/2012Modified
03/15/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/08/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/10/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/02/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Gerbillinae)
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Additional Host(s) Gerbillus gerbillus, Sekeetamys calurus, Meriones crassus
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Type host not specified.

Type Locality

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Additional Localities Nafal Nafna (Israel), Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)
Locality Notes Type locality not specified.

Specimens

Type Material Department of Parasitology, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem. Holotype: S-382. Nine paratypes (no accession numbers specified).
Total Number of Type Specimens 10
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.