Tapeworm Species Details

Monoecocestus torresi Olsen, 1976
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8030
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Monoecocestus
Species torresi
Authority Olsen, 1976
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Olsen, O. W. 1976. Monoecocestus torresi n.sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae) from tuco-tuco Ctenomys maulinus brunneus Osgood, 1943 (Hystrichomorpha: Rodentia). Revista Iberica de Parasitologia 36: 209–217.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/11/2011 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/26/2014Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/22/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Ctenomyidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ctenomys
Species maulinus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ctenomys
Species maulinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Chile
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lonquimay
Coordinates
DD Latitude -38.5
DD Longitude -71.25
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM Helm. Coll. (now USNPC). Holotype: 73506. Paratypes: 73507-73510.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.