Tapeworm Species Details

Anoplocephala cuniculi Blanchard, 1891
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6953
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Anoplocephala
Species cuniculi
Authority Blanchard, 1891
Taxonomic Status Replacement name
Valid Name Neandrya cuniculi (Blanchard, 1891) Haukisalmi & Wickström, 2005
Synonyms Andrya cuniculi (Blanchard, 1891) Railliet, 1893
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Blanchard, R. 1891. Notices helminthologiques (deuxième série). Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 4: 420-466.

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Redescription

Tenora, F, B. Koubkova, and C. Feliu. 2002. Redescription of Andrya cuniculi (Blanchard, 1891) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae), a parasite of Oryctolagus cuniculus in Spain. Folia Parasitologica 49: 50-54.

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Scientific Name Notes Anoplocephala cuniculi is a replacement name for Taenia rhopaliocephala Riehm, 1881.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/01/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/02/2014Modified
08/25/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/10/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/25/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Leporidae
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Genus Oryctolagus
Species cuniculus
Subspecies
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Host Notes "Lapin de garenne"

Type Locality

Country Germany
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Specimens

Type Material Syntype: Originally USNPC # 001378, presently USNM 316453.
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.