Tapeworm Species Details

Cittotaenia villosa Lewis, 1914
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6909
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Cittotaenia
Species villosa
Authority Lewis, 1914
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Progamotaenia villosa (Lewis, 1914) Beveridge, 1976
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Lewis, R. C. 1914. On two new species of tapeworms from the stomach and small intestine of a wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus, from Hermite Island, Monte Bello Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 419-433.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1976. A taxonomic revision of the Anoplocephalidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) of Australian marsupials. Australian Journal of Zoology, Suppl. Ser. 44: 1-110.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/30/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/13/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Diprotodontia
Host Family Macropodidae
Type Host
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Genus Lagorchestes
Species conspicillatus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Lagorchestes
Species conspicillatus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Hermite Island, Monte Bello Islands
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.