Tapeworm Species Details

Alcataenia longicervica Hoberg, 1984
Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 969
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dilepididae
Subfamily
Genus Alcataenia
Species longicervica
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 longicervica sp. n. from murres, Uria lomvia (Linnaeus) and Uria aagle (Pontoppidan) in the North Pacific basin, with redescriptions of Alcataenia armillaris (Rudolphi, 1810) and Alcataenia meinertzhageni (Baer, 1956) (Cestoda: Dilepididae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 62: 2044-2052.

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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 Uria
Species lomvia
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Uria algae, Fratercula corniculata, F. cirrhata
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region St Matthew Island, Alaska
Coordinates
DD Latitude 6027’N
DD Longitude 17250’W
Additional Localities USA: Buldir Island and south of te western Aleutian Islands; Ugaiushak Island; Kodiak Island; Semidi Islands; St Paul Island; St Lawrence Island and Cape Thompson, Alaska; Humboldt Bay, California
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 78019 (Holotype), 78020, 78021 (Paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.