Tapeworm Species Details

Gekkotaenia novaeguineaensis Bursey, Goldberg & Kraus, 2005
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7998
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Gekkotaenia
Species novaeguineaensis
Authority Bursey, Goldberg & Kraus, 2005
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Bursey, C. R., S. R. Goldberg, and F. Kraus. 2005. New Genus, new species of Cestoda (Anoplocephalidae), new species of Nematoda (Cosmocercidae) and other helminths in Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea. Journal of Parasitology 91: 882–889.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/26/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/14/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Gekkonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cyrtodactylus
Species louisiadensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cyrtodactylus
Species louisiadensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Papua New Guinea
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Misima Island, Milne Bay Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude -10.667
DD Longitude 152.683
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype USNPC 95169; paratypes USNPC 95170.
Total Number of Type Specimens 9
Voucher Material The Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM), Honolulu, Hawaii: F222, F223.
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.