Tapeworm Species Details

Oochoristica symmetrica (Baylis, 1927) Meggitt, 1934
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7047
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Oochoristica
Species symmetrica
Authority (Baylis, 1927) Meggitt, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mathevotaenia symmetrica (Baylis, 1927) Ahumyan, 1946
Synonyms Catenotaenia symmetrica Baylis, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baylis, M. A. 1927. The cestode genus Catenotaenia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 9) 19: 433-439.

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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

Spasskii, A. A. 1951. Anoplocefalyaty - lentochnye gel'minty domashnyh i dikih zhivotnyh [Anoplocephalate tapeworms of domestic and wild animals]. Osnovy Cestodologii, Vol. 1. K. I. Skrjabin (ed). Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 735 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/03/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/27/2014Modified
04/23/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/08/2022ModifiedV. 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 India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lyallpur, Punjab
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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