Tapeworm Species Details

Stilesia globipunctata var. okapi (Leiper, 1935) Baer, 1950
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Thysanosomatinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9205
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Thysanosomatinae
Genus Stilesia
Species globipunctata var. okapi
Authority (Leiper, 1935) Baer, 1950
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Synonyms Stilesia okapi Leiper, 1935
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Leiper, R. T. 1935. [Helminth parasites obtained from the okapi at post-mortem]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1935: 949.

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Baer, J. G. 1950. Etude critique des helminthes parasites de l’Okapi. Acta tropica 7: 164-186.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/23/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Giraffidae
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Genus Okapia
Species johnstoni
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Additional Localities From the okapi "living in the Society's Gardens" (London).
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.