A taxonomic revision of the genus Anoplocephaloides Baer, 1923 sensu Rausch (1976), with the description of four new genera (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) Author Haukisalmi, Voitto text Zootaxa 2009 2057 1 31 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.186734 6fda694f-2d1b-4a55-b7ec-079f8c487e19 1175-5326 186734 Key to the genera referable to Anoplocephaloides sensu Rausch (1976) and morphologically related taxa The key includes anoplocephaline cestodes with a single set of genitalia, tubular early uterus and predominantly antiporal testes. 1 Genital pores alternating.............................................................................................................................................. 2 - Genital pores unilateral ............................................................................................................................................... 8 2 Genital pores regularly alternating (with slight deviations); neck absent ............................................ Leporidotaenia - Genital pores irregularly alternating; neck present ...................................................................................................... 3 3 Genital atrium strong, capable of forming prominent genital papilla; vagina long (extending well beyond the ventral longitudinal canal); early uterus in middle of proglottis (in longitudinal direction) ...................................................4 - Genital atrium weak, not capable of forming genital papilla; vagina short (just crossing the ventral longitudinal canal or shorter); early uterus anterior.................................................................................................................................... 5 FIGURE. 11. Equinia mamillana from horse. A . Scolex and anterior strobila (scale-bar 0.30 mm ). B . Mature proglottis (scale-bar 0.50 mm ). C , D . Development of uterus [scale-bars 1.0 mm (C) and 0.50 mm (D)]. 4 Genital pores very frequently alternating (>50 changes per 100 proglottides) ............................................. Afrobaeria - Genital pores infrequently alternating (<<50 changes per 100 proglottides) ............................................................... 5 5 Testes poral and antiporal to ovary, mainly in posterior part of the proglottis ............................................ Gallegoides - Testes only antiporal to ovary, in anterior and posterior parts of the proglottis .......................................................... 6 6 Body short (< 50 mm ); genital atrium weak, not capable of forming genital papilla; testes few (<50); uterus overlap- ping or extending beyond ventral longitudinal canals .............................................................. Paranoplocephaloides - Body long (> 100 mm ); genital atrium strong, capable of forming prominent genital papilla; testes numerous (>80); uterus not overlapping ventral longitudinal canals ....................................................................................................... 7 7 Retractor muscle of the cirrus sac absent; vagina short (just crossing the ventral longitudinal canal or shorter); early uterus anterior ............................................................................................................................ Sciurotaenia ( wigginsi ) - Retractor muscle of the cirrus sac present; vagina long (extending well beyond the ventral longitudinal canal); early uterus in middle of proglottis (longitudinally)................................................................................... Parasciurotaenia 8 Suckers prominent, directed anteriorly; velum arched posteriad; genital pores slightly anterior to middle of proglot- tis margin........................................................................................................................................ Anoplocephaloides - Suckers weak, directed laterally or antero-laterally; velum straight or curved anteriorly; genital pores middle of pro- glottis margin or posteriorly.......................................................................................................................................... 9 9 Retractor muscle of the cirrus sac absent; vagina short (just crossing the ventral longitudinal canal or shorter)...... 10 - Retractor muscle of the cirrus sac present; vagina long (extending well beyond the ventral longitudinal canal) ... 12 10 Body long (> 100 mm ) and wide (> 5 mm ); genital atrium strong, capable of forming prominent genital papilla; ovary small, rounded; uterus not overlapping ventral longitudinal canals .................................. Sciurotaenia ( transversaria ) - Body short (<< 100 mm ); genital atrium weak, not capable of forming genital papilla; ovary large, transverse; uterus overlapping or extending beyond ventral longitudinal canals ................................................................................... 11 11 Fully developed (pregravid) uterus with sparse posterior sacculi, anterior sacculi absent or shallow; neck absent...... ........................................................................................................................................................... Hokkaidocephala - Fully developed (pregravid uterus) with anterior and posterior sacculi; neck present ..................... Microcephaloides 12 Suckers directed laterally; short neck present; early uterus median or slightly anterior .................................. Equinia - Suckers directed anteriorly or antero-laterally; neck absent; early uterus anterior ................................................... 13 13 Body long (> 50 mm ); testes numerous (>200), not overlapping the antiporal ventral longitudinal canal..................... .......................................................................................................................................................... Flabelloskrjabinia - Body short (<< 50 mm ); testes few (<50), overlapping or extending beyond the antiporal ventral longitudinal canal. .......................................................................................................................................................................... Genovia