Tapeworm Species Details

Alcataenia larina pacifica Hoberg, 1984
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 968
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Alcataenia
Species larina pacifica
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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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 Rissa
Species tridactyla pollicaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Rissa brevirostris, Larus glaucescens, Fulmarus glacialis, Aethia cristatella, Aethia pygmaea
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, Kodiak, St. Matthew, St. Paul (Pribilof Islands), and St. Lawrence Islands, and Point Barrow, Alaska; region near Magadan, Russia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 77655 (holotype), 77656 (paratype1), 77657 (paratype 2)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.