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

Species ID 6959
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Andrya
Species macrocephala
Authority Douthitt, 1915
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paranoplocephala macrocephala (Douthitt, 1915) Rausch, 1976
Synonyms
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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Tenora, F., É. Murai, and C. Vaucher. 1984. On Anoplocephalidae (Cestoda), parasitizing Rodentia and Lagomorpha in Europe. Parasitologica Hungarica 17: 51-57.

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Redescription

Haukisalmi, V. and H. Henttonen. 2003. What is Paranoplocephala macrocephala (Douthitt, 1915) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae)?. Systematic Parasitology 54: 53–69.

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Scientific Name Notes

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
04/14/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/13/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
07/30/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Geomyidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Geomys
Species bursarius
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Geomys
Species bursarius
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Brainerd, Minnesota
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Syntypes: USNPC 7374.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.