Tapeworm Species Details

Progamotaenia aemulans Beveridge & Shamsi, 2009
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8435
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Progamotaenia
Species aemulans
Authority Beveridge & Shamsi, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. and S. Shamsi. 2009. Revision of the Progamotaenia festiva species complex (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from Australasian marsupials, with the resurrection of P. fellicola (Nybelin, 1917) comb. nov. Zootaxa 1990: 1-29.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/13/2011 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Diprotodontia
Host Family Macropodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Macropus
Species dorsalis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Macropus
Species dorsalis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host bile duct
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Taunton Stn via Dingo, Queensland
Coordinates
DD Latitude -23.65
DD Longitude 149.333
Additional Localities 6 other localities in Queensland.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: SAM 29360. Paratypes: SAM 29361, BMNH 2008.6.3.9-10.
Total Number of Type Specimens 7
Voucher Material SAM 28945, 495438, 29362, 21508, 29363, 22284, 22283.
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.