Tapeworm Species Details

Mathevolepis alpina Binkiene & Kontrimavicius, 2012
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9871
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Mathevolepis
Species alpina
Authority Binkiene & Kontrimavicius, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Binkiene, R. and L. Kontrimavicius. 2012. Mathevolepis aplina sp. n. (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) from an alpine shrew: the first record of the genus in Europe. Folia Parasitologica 59(4): 295-300.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/04/2012 Created AJ Phillips
06/23/2014Modified
08/07/2017ModifiedR. Salamatin
08/08/2017ModifiedA. Phillips

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Soricomorpha
Host Family Soricidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sorex
Species alpinus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Slovak Republic
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region High Tatras, Western Carpathian Region
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Specimens

Type Material Holotype: complete worm MHNG INVE 78871, Slovak Republic, 1958. Paratypes: complete worms EKOI HELMI 444 and IPCAS C-624
Total Number of Type Specimens Based on four specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.