Tapeworm Species Details

Wallabicestus ualabati (Beveridge, 2009) Hardman, Haukisalmi & Beveridge, 2012
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9239
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Wallabicestus
Species ualabati
Authority (Beveridge, 2009) Hardman, Haukisalmi & Beveridge, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Progamotaenia ualabati Beveridge, 2009
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. 2009. A re-description of Progamotaenia ewersi (Schmidt, 1975) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from wallabies and kangaroos (Macropodidae), with the description of a new species, P. ualabati n. sp. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 133: 1-17.

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Hardman, L. M., V. Haukisalmi, and I. Beveridge. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships of the anoplocephaline cestodes of Australasian marsupials and resurrection of the genus Wallabicestus Schmidt, 1975. Systematic Parasitology 82: 49-63.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/12/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
04/25/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Diprotodontia
Host Family Macropodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Wallabia
Species bicolor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Wallabia
Species bicolor
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Dartmouth, Victoria
Coordinates
DD Latitude -36.533
DD Longitude 147.500
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype AHC/SAMA 29480; paratype AHC/SAMA 20887.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.