Tapeworm Species Details

Oochoristica parva (Sandground, 1926) Meggitt, 1934
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7040
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Oochoristica
Species parva
Authority (Sandground, 1926) Meggitt, 1934
Taxonomic Status Homonym
Valid Name Atriotaenia sandgroundi (Baer, 1935) Spasskii, 1951
Synonyms Atriotaenia parva Sandground, 1926; Oochoristica sandgroundi Baer, 1935
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Sandground, J. H. 1926. Medical report of Rice-Harvard expedition XVII. A new mammalian cestode from Brazil. Contributions from the Harvard Institute for Tropical Biology and Medicine : 284-291.

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Meggitt, F. J. 1934. On some tapeworms from the bullsnake (Pityopis sayi), with remarks on the species of the genus Oochoristica (Cestoda). Journal of Parasitology 20: 181-189.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes A homonym of Oochoristica parva Baylis, 1929. Synonymy according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/03/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/30/2014Modified
04/23/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/23/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Procyonidae
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Genus Nasua
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Genus Nasua
Species nasua
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Type Locality

Country Brazil
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