Tapeworm Species Details

Hemicatenotaenia geosciuri (Ortlepp, 1938) Tenora, 1977
Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7329
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Catenotaeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Hemicatenotaenia
Species geosciuri
Authority (Ortlepp, 1938) Tenora, 1977
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Catenotaenia geosciuri Ortlepp, 1938
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Ortlepp, R. J. 1938. South African Helminths. - Part III. Some mammalian and avian cestodes. Oderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry 1938: 23-50.

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Tenora, F. 1977. Reorganization of the system of cestodes of the genus Catenotaenia Janicki, 1904. Evolutionary implications. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae 25: 163-170.

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Redescription

Joyeux, C. and J. G. Baer. 1945. Morphologie, évolution et position systématique de Catenotaenia pusilla (Goeze, 1782), parasite de rongeurs. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 52: 13-51.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/10/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
02/17/2014Modified
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
09/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
09/10/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
09/11/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Sciuridae (Xerinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Geosciurus
Species capensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Xerus
Species inauris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lady Grey, Cape Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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