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Limnolepis transfuga Spasskii & Merkusheva,1967
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7677
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Limnolepis
Species transfuga
Authority Spasskii & Merkusheva,1967
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Arvicolepis transfuga (Spasskii & Merkusheva,1967) Makarikov, Gulyaev & Chechulin, 2005
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By , A. Makarikov
Citation(s)
Redescription

Makarikov, A.A., V.D. Gulyaev, and A.I. Chechulin. 2005. [Arvicolepis gen. n., a new cestode genus from rodents and redescription of Arvicolepis transfuga (Spassky et Merkusheva, 1976) comb. nov. (Cyclophyllidea, Hymenolepididae)]. In The problems of cestodology, Vol. 3, . Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, 178-186 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/21/2010 Created A. Makarikov, B. Barbeau
08/20/2014Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/21/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Cricetidae (Arvicolinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Arvicola
Species terrestris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Arvicola
Species amphibius
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Microtus oeconomus
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Belarus
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Pinskii Rayon, Berezovskii Rayon, Lunineckii Rayon, Puchovichskii Rayon
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material One specimen from Arvicola terrestris № 115
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.