Aploparaksis groenlandica
Taxonomy
Aploparaksis groenlandica is a species of tapeworm belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda, and order Cyclophyllidea. It is classified within the family Hymenolepididae. The genus Aploparaksis, which includes this species, comprises widespread parasites of birds. A 2018 taxonomic revision of the genus recognized 58 valid species out of 102 previously described. Members of this genus are categorized into two subgenera based on the arrangement of female gonads: the nominotypical subgenus Aploparaksis, where gonads are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the proglottid, and the subgenus Tanureria, where they are disposed in a transverse row in the median part of the proglottid. Preserved specimens of A. groenlandica are maintained in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark.[1][2]
Visual Description
Microscopic examination of preserved and stained specimens reveals the elongated, segmented structure of the strobila. Individual proglottids exhibit a dense, granular internal appearance, with some views highlighting distinct, dark masses corresponding to internal reproductive organs. The body wall may appear translucent or display a striated texture under high magnification. The margins of the segments are often irregular or scalloped, with repeating, rounded structures visible along the edges of the strobila.
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References
- ↑ Svetlana Bondarenko; V. L. Kontrimavichus. Revision of Aploparaksis Clerc, 1903 (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea, Aploparaksidae), with keys to the species of the genus. Biologija. 2018. https://doi.org/10.6001/biologija.v64i1.3659.
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Platyhelminthes / Cestoda / Cyclophyllidea / Hymenolepididae / Aploparaksis / groenlandica constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M