Tapeworm Species Details

Alcataenia fraterculae Hoberg, 1984
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 966
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Alcataenia
Species fraterculae
Authority Hoberg, 1984
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Hoberg, E. P. 1984. Alcataenia fraterculae sp. n. from the hornet puffin, Fratercula corniculata (Naumann), Alcataenia cerorhincae sp. n. from the rhinoceros monocerata (Pallas), and Alcataenia larina pacifica ssp. n. (Cestoda: Dolepididae) in the North Pacific Basin. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp 59: 335-351.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/29/2005 Created Georgiev, Salamatin
02/04/2010Modified
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Fratercula
Species corniculata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Fratercula cirrhata, Cerorhinca monocerata, Uria aalge, Aethia cristatella, Rissa tridactyla pollicaris, Puffinus tenuirostris,
Site in Host duodenum
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Buldir Island, Alaska
Coordinates
DD Latitude 5221’N
DD Longitude 17556’E
Additional Localities Ugaiushak and Kodiak Islands in the Gulf of Alaska, Amchitka Island in the central Aleutian Islands, St. Paul (Pribilof Islands), St. Matthew, and St. Lawrence Islands in the Bering Sea, and Cape Thompson on the eastern shore of the Chukchi Sea.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 77648 (holotype), 77649 (paratype1, from type host), 77649 (paratype 2, from type host), 77649 (paratype 3, from type host, 2 slides), 77650 (paratype 4, from Fratercula cirrhata, astrobilate specimen), 77651 (paratype 5, from type host)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.