Tapeworm Species Details

Paranoplocephala petauristae (Sawada & Kugi, 1979) Schmidt, 1986
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8182
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Paranoplocephala
Species petauristae
Authority (Sawada & Kugi, 1979) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bertiella musasabi Yamaguti, 1942
Synonyms Aprostatandrya petauristae Sawada & Kugi, 1979
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Sawada, I and G. Kugi. 1979. Studies on the helminth fauna of Kyushu. Part 5. Cestode parasites of wild mammals and birds from Ôita Prefecture. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonensis 52: 133-141.

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

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Taxonomic status acording to Beveridge (1989).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/27/2011 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/31/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Sciuridae (Sciurinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Petaurista
Species leucogenys
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Petaurista
Species leucogenys
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Ogata-chô, Ôno-gun
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Biologiocal Laboratory, Nara University of Education, Nara, Japan
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.