Tapeworm Species Details

Linstowia (Paralinstowia) schmidti Gardner & Campbell, 1992
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8125
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Linstowia (Paralinstowia)
Species schmidti
Authority Gardner & Campbell, 1992
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paralinstowia schmidti (Gardner & Campbell, 1992) Beveridge & Spratt, 1996
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Gardner, S. L. and M. L. Gampbell. 1992. A new species of Linstowia (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from marsupials in Bolivia. Journal of Parasitology 78: 795-799.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/16/2011 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/16/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Didelphimorphia
Host Family Didelphidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Thylamys
Species elegans
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Thylamys
Species elegans
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Bolivia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Porvenir, Department of Chuquisaca
Coordinates
DD Latitude -20.750
DD Longitude -63.217
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNM Helm. Coll. no. 82216 from T. elegans venusta, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), Department of Mammalogy Catalogue no. 261257 (Museum of South-western Biology [MSB] Frozen Tissue Collection no.NK12554), collected on 6 July 1985. Paratypes: Two individuals, University of California Davis Nematode Collection (UCDNC) no. UCDNC 2831 and UCDNC 2832 from M. domestica, AMNH, Department of Mammalogy Catalogue no. 261244 (MSB Frozen Tissue Collection no. NK12669), collected on 15 July 1985.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.