Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 9638 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Anoplocephalidae |
| Subfamily | Anoplocephalinae |
| Genus | Marmotocephala |
| Species | wigginsi |
| Authority | (Rausch, 1954) Gulyaev, Dokuchaev & Regel', 2012 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Paranoplocephala wigginsi Rausch, 1954; Anoplocephaloides wigginsi (Rausch, 1954 ) Rausch, 1976; Sciurotaenia wigginsi (Rausch, 1954 ) Haukisalmi, 2009 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | V. K. Haukisalmi |
| Citation(s) |
Rausch, R. 1954. Studies on the helminth fauna of Alaska. XXII Paranoplocephala wigginsi n. sp., a cestode from an Arctic ground squirrel. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 73: 380-383. (4761) Download PDFGulyaev, V. D., N. E. Dokuchaev, and K. V. Regel'. 2012. O transberingijskom rasprostaranenii Marmotocephala wigginsi (Rausch, 1954) comb. nov. (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea, Anoplocephalidae) [On transberingian distribution of Marmotocephala wigginsi (Rausch, 1954) comb. nov. (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea, Anoplocephalidae). Vestnik SVNC DVO RAN 2012 (1): 33-36. (5817) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Rausch, R. L. 1976. The genera Paranoplocephala Lühe, 1910 and Anoplocephaloides Baer, 1923 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae), with particular reference to species in rodents. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 51: 513-562. (4624) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 06/05/2012 | Created | V. K. Haukisalmi |
| 08/21/2014 | Modified | |
| 04/16/2021 | Modified | V. Haukisalmi |
| 05/08/2022 | Modified | V. Haukisalmi |
Type Host
| Host Class | Mammalia | ||||||
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| Host Order | Rodentia | ||||||
| Host Family | Sciuridae (Xerinae) | ||||||
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| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| City/Region | Meade River, 46 miles south of Point Barrow, Alaska |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNM 49357 |
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