Tapeworm Species Details

Alcataenia meinertzhageni (Baer, 1956) Spasskaya, 1971
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8524
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Alcataenia
Species meinertzhageni
Authority (Baer, 1956) Spasskaya, 1971
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms Anomotaenia meinertzhageni Baer, 1956; Pseudanomotaenia meinertzhageni (Baer, 1956) Matevosyan, 1963
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Baer, J. G. 1956. Parasitic helminths collected in west Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland Udgivne af Kommissionen for Videnskabelige Undersøgelser i Grønland 124: 5-55.

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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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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/25/2012 Created Salamatin
01/16/2013Modified
04/01/2024ModifiedA. Phillips

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Uria
Species lomvia
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Greenland
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Oqaitsoq
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material USNPC 78024, USNPC 78025
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.