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Andrya communis Douthitt, 1915
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6957
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Andrya
Species communis
Authority Douthitt, 1915
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Paranoplocephala communis (Douthitt, 1915); Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Douthitt, H. 1915. Studies on the cestode family Anoplocephalidae. Illinois Biological Monographs 1(3): 1-96.

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Scientific Name Notes According to Baer (1927), Rausch & Schiller (1949) and Spasski (1951), A. communis is a junior synonym of Andrya primordialis Douthitt, 1915, syn. Douthittia primordialis. This was suspected by Douthitt (1915) himself.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/01/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/02/2014Modified
08/25/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/09/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/04/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
07/30/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Cricetidae (Arvicolinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Evotomys
Species gapperi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clethrionomys
Species gapperi
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Colorado
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Specimens

Type Material Type specimen: USNPC 49514.
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.