Tapeworm Species Details

Pericapsifer norhalli (Baer, 1924) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7263
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Pericapsifer
Species norhalli
Authority (Baer, 1924) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Inermicapsifer norhalli Baer, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baer, J. G. 1924. On a new cestode parasite of an East African rock rabbit (Procavia sp.). Journal of Helminthology 2: 77-80.

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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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/09/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
11/06/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/21/2024ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Hyracoidea
Host Family Procaviidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Procavia
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Procavia
Species capensis
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

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Additional Localities
Locality Notes East Africa

Specimens

Type Material Helminthological Department of the London Scholl of Tropical Medicine
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.