Tapeworm Species Details

Oochoristica ratti Yamaguti & Miyata, 1937
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7046
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Oochoristica
Species ratti
Authority Yamaguti & Miyata, 1937
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mathevotaenia symmetrica (Baylis, 1927) Ahumyan, 1946
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. and I. Miyata. 1937. A new tapeworm (Oochoristica ratti) of the family Anoplocephalidae from Rattus rattus rattus and Rattus r. alexandrinus. Japanese Journal of Zoology 7: 501-503.

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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/03/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/30/2014Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/23/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/02/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Murinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rattus
Species rattus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rattus
Species rattus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Taiwan
Body of Water
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities Taiwan- and Shanghai-liners
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Yamaguti Helminthological Collection
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.