Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 6964 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Anoplocephalidae |
| Subfamily | Anoplocephalinae |
| Genus | Andrya |
| Species | microti |
| Authority | Hansen, 1947 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Paranoplocephala microti (Hansen, 1947) Tenora, Murai & Vaucher, 1984 |
| Synonyms | Aprostatandrya (Aprostatandrya) microti (Hansen, 1947) Spasskii, 1951 |
| 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. (4665) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes | Haukisalmi et al. (2004) treat P. microti as a junior synonym of P. omphalodes (Hermann, 1783) Lühe, 1910. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/01/2010 | Created | V. K. Haukisalmi |
| 06/02/2014 | Modified | |
| 08/25/2017 | Modified | V. Haukisalmi |
| 04/10/2021 | Modified | V. Haukisalmi |
| 04/19/2021 | Modified | V. Haukisalmi |
Type Host
| Host Class | Mammalia | ||||||
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| Host Order | Rodentia | ||||||
| Host Family | Cricetidae (Arvicolinae) | ||||||
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| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| City/Region | Lincoln, Nebraska |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype: USNPC 36951 |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 4 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIG. 1. Scolex of Andrya microti. FIG. 2. Egg of A. microti. FIG. 3. Ruptured egg shell of A. microti. FIG. 4. Mature proglottid of A. microti; dorsal view. FIG. 5. Proglottid of A. microti showing the uterus; ventral view.
FIG. 6. Sagittal section of a mature proglottid of Paranoplocephala infrequens. FIG. 7. Proglottid of P. infrequens, showing posterior skirt-like extension. This extension has been omitted from the proglottid preceding the one showing the uterus. Abbreviations: on, onchosphere; ov, ovary; pa, pyriform apparatus; sr, seminal receptacle; sv, seminal vesicle; t, testes; tev, transverse excretory vessel; ut, uterus; v, vagina; vt, vitellarium. 
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