Tapeworm Species Details

Hydatigera lyncis (Skinker, 1935 ) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9536
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Hydatigera
Species lyncis
Authority (Skinker, 1935 ) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia rileyi Loewen, 1929
Synonyms Taenia lyncis Skinker, 1935
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Skinker, M. S. 1935. Two new species of tapeworms from carnivores and a redescription of Taenia laticollis Rudolphi, 1819. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83: 211-220.

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Wardle, R. A. and J. A. McLeod. 1952. The Zoology of Tapeworms. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 780 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes According to Riser (1956), "Taenia lyncis of Skinker is a composite species. The description was taken from specimens of T. omissa and T. rileyi Loewen, 1929".

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/10/2012 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
04/03/2015Modified
05/05/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lynx
Species rufus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lynx
Species rufus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Puma concolor
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Intermediate hosts: Odocoileus virginianus and O. hemionus.

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Alleghany County, Virginia
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, Washington -See paper for additional host, site and locality data on cysticerci.

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 39801 (type), 28482 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.