Tapeworm Species Details

Adelataenia villosa (Lewis, 1914) Schmidt, 1986
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7334
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Adelataenia
Species villosa
Authority (Lewis, 1914) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Progamotaenia villosa (Lewis, 1914) Beveridge, 1976
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Lewis, R. C. 1914. On two new species of tapeworms from the stomach and small intestine of a wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus, from Hermite Island, Monte Bello Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 419-433.

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Schmidt, G. D. 1986. Handbook of tapeworm identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 675 pp.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1976. A taxonomic revision of the Anoplocephalidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) of Australian marsupials. Australian Journal of Zoology, Suppl. Ser. 44: 1-110.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/11/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
05/21/2014Modified
03/25/2016ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Diprotodontia
Host Family Macropodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lagorchestes
Species conspicillatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lagorchestes
Species conspicillatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach & intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Hermite Island, Monte Bello Islands
Coordinates
DD Latitude -20.4667
DD Longitude 115.517
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes According to Beveridge (1976; Austr. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser. 44:1-110), the type material has apparently been lost.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.