Tapeworm Species Details

Monordotaenia alopexi Obushenkov, 1983
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9316
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Monordotaenia
Species alopexi
Authority Obushenkov, 1983
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia polyacantha arctica Rausch & Fay, 1988
Synonyms Taenia polyacantha Leuckart, 1856
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Obushenkov, I. N. 1983. [Monordotaenia alopexi sp. n. (Cestoda, Taeniidae) - a cestode of polar fox from Chukotka] Monordotaenia alopexi sp. n. (Cestoda, Taeniidae) - cestoda ot pesca Chukotki (in Russian). Parazitologiya 17: 61-63.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Rausch & Fay (1988).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
06/23/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Alopex
Species lagopus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Vulpes
Species lagopus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country U.S.S.R.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Chaun tundra (NE Chukotka)
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.