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Viscachataenia n. g., with the redescription of V. quadrata (von Linstow, 1904) n. comb. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in Lagidium viscacia (Rodentia: Chinchillidae) from Argentina

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A new genus, Viscachataenia, is erected to accommodate the anoplocephalid cestode Cittotaenia quadrata von Linstow, 1904, based on a redescription of the species from material collected from the chinchillid rodent Lagidium viscacia in Argentina. The new genus is characterised by paired genitalia, a reticulate uterus and the vagina entering the genital atrium anterior to the cirrus-sac. Viscachataenia therefore has similarities with Monoecocestus Beddard, 1914, a genus which is common in South American rodents but which has a single set of genitalia in each segment. Cittotaenia viscaciae (Spasskii, 1951) and Bertiella findlayi Mazza, Parodi & Fiora, 1932, also from viscachas, are considered synonyms of V. quadrata.

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  1. Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    G. Denegri, G. Denegri, M.C. Elissondo & M.C. Elissondo

  2. Consejo Nacional de Investigationes Científicas y Técnicas, Ciudad de Buenos Aires Argentina, Argentina

    M.C. Dopchiz

  3. Department of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

    I. Beveridge

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Denegri, G., Dopchiz, M., Elissondo, M. et al. Viscachataenia n. g., with the redescription of V. quadrata (von Linstow, 1904) n. comb. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in Lagidium viscacia (Rodentia: Chinchillidae) from Argentina. Syst Parasitol 54, 81–88 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022589725500

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