Tapeworm Species Details

Vampirolepis yakushimaensis Sawada, 1987
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8355
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Vampirolepis
Species yakushimaensis
Authority Sawada, 1987
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species
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Citation(s)

Sawada, I. 1987. Further Studies on Cestodes of Japanese Bats, with Descriptions of Three New Species of the Genus Vampirolepis (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae). Zoological Science 4: 721-729.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/20/2011 Created V.V. Tkach
11/13/2013Modified
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Chiroptera
Host Family Vespertilionidae
Type Host
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Genus Murina
Species aurata ussuriensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Kamiyaku-cho, Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.