Tapeworm Species Details

Andrya sciuri Rausch, 1947
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6968
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Andrya
Species sciuri
Authority Rausch, 1947
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rodentocestus sciuri (Rausch, 1947) Haukisalmi, Hardman, Hoberg & Henttonen, 2014
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Rausch, R. 1947. Andrya sciuri n. sp., a cestode from the northern flying squirrel. Journal of Parasitology 33: 316-318.

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Redescription

Haukisalmi, V. and R. L. Rausch. 2007. Paranoplocephala sciuri (Rausch, 1947) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae), a parasite of the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), with a discussion of its systematic status. Comparative Parasitology 74: 1-8.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/01/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
11/15/2014Modified
08/25/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/10/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/18/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/13/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/03/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Sciuridae (Sciurinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Glaucomys
Species sabrinus
Subspecies macrotis
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Glaucomys
Species sabrinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNPC 45775
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.