Tapeworm Species Details

Avitellina southwelli Nagaty, 1929
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Thysanosomatinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7005
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Thysanosomatinae
Genus Avitellina
Species southwelli
Authority Nagaty, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Avitellina centripunctata (Rivolta, 1874) Gough, 1911
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Nagaty, H. F. 1929. An account of the anatomy of certain cestodes belonging to the genera Stilesia and Avitellina. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 23: 349-381.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/02/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/06/2014Modified
04/13/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Bovidae (Caprinae)
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Genus Ovis
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Type Locality

Country West Africa [Ghana]
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City/Region Accra
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.