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Hymenolepis asketus Brooks & Mayes, 1977
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9209
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Hymenolepis
Species asketus
Authority Brooks & Mayes, 1977
Taxonomic Status
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Brooks, D. R. and M. A. Mayes. 1977. Hymenolepis asketus sp. n. (Cestoidea: Hymenolepididae) from the short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda Say, from Nebraska. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 44(1): 60-62.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/23/2012 Created B. Barbeau
11/07/2012Modified
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus Blarina
Species brevicauda
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
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City/Region Nebraska
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.