Tapeworm Species Details

Aprostatandrya microti (Hansen, 1947) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6963
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Aprostatandrya
Species microti
Authority (Hansen, 1947) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paranoplocephala microti (Hansen, 1947) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984
Synonyms Andrya microti Hansen, 1947
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Hansen, M. 1947. Three anoplocephalid cestodes from the prairie meadow vole, with description of Andrya microti n. sp. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 66: 279-282.

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Spasskii, A. A. 1951. Anoplocefalyaty - lentochnye gel'minty domashnyh i dikih zhivotnyh [Anoplocephalate tapeworms of domestic and wild animals]. Osnovy Cestodologii, Vol. 1. K. I. Skrjabin (ed). Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 735 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Haukisalmi et al. (2004) treat P. microti as a junior synonym of P. omphalodes.

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Cricetidae (Arvicolinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Microtus
Species ochrogaster
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Microtus
Species ochrogaster
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Type Material USNM 36951 (now USNPC 36951)
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.