Tapeworm Species Details

Alcataenia armillaris (Rudolphi, 1810) Spasskaya, 1971
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8522
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Alcataenia
Species armillaris
Authority (Rudolphi, 1810) Spasskaya, 1971
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia lacae Fabricius, 1780; Taenia tordae Fabricius, 1780; Taenia armillaris Rudolphi, 1810; Taenia socialis Krabbe, 1869, nec Retzius, 1786; Taenia alcae-picae Goeze, 1782; Anomotaenia tordae (Fabricius, 1780) Fuhrmann, 1908; Anomotaenia sociabilis Ransom, 1909; Anomotaenia armillaris (Rudolphi, 1810) Baer, 1956; Pseudanomotaenia armillaris (Rudolphi, 1810) Matevosyan, 1963
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By J. Mariaux
Citation(s)

Rudolphi, C. A. 1810. Entozoorum, sive vermium intestinalium. Historia naturalis. Volumen II, Part II. Sumptibus Tabernae Librariae et Artium, Amstelaedami, 386 pp.

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Spasskaya, L. P. 1971. Parazity zhivotnykh i rastenii.. , Kishinev , 12-14 pp.

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Redescription

Hoberg, E. P. 1984. Alcataenia longicervica sp. n. from murres, Uria lomvia (Linnaeus) and Uria aagle (Pontoppidan) in the North Pacific basin, with redescriptions of Alcataenia armillaris (Rudolphi, 1810) and Alcataenia meinertzhageni (Baer, 1956) (Cestoda: Dilepididae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 62: 2044-2052.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/25/2012 Created J. Mariaux, Salamatin
08/20/2014Modified
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/06/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
04/01/2024ModifiedA. Phillips

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Charadriiformes
Host Family Alcidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Uria
Species lomvia
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Uria aalge, Cepphus columba, Fratercula corniculata, Larus glaucescens
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Russia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities shore of Murmansk Nove Zemle and Sakharin Islands
Locality Notes Greenland, Iceland, Russia all listed as type locality?

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material USNPC 78022, 78023
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.