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The taxonomic significance of the main morphological features of the 25 species allocated to Andrya Railliet, 1893 and Paranoplocephala Lühe, 1910 is re-evaluated in the light of the recent molecular phylogenetic hypotheses for anoplocephaline cestodes. The present analysis and the existing phylogenetic data suggest that the structure and complexity of the early uterus are not, as previously assumed, the main phylogenetic or systematic determinants for anoplocephaline cestodes. Instead, the position of the early uterus with respect to other organs, combined with the morphology of the female genitalia, appear to allow a fairly straightforward discrimination of the three genera recognised here, without contradicting current phylogenetic hypotheses. A new genus, Neandrya n. g., is proposed for N. cuniculi (Blanchard, 1891) n. comb. (previously in Andrya), amended diagnoses are provided for Andrya and Paranoplocephala and a diagnostic key to these three genera is presented.
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Haukisalmi, V., Wickström, L.M. Morphological Characterisation of Andrya Railliet, 1893, Neandrya n. g. and Paranoplocephala Lühe, 1910 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in Rodents and Lagomorphs. Syst Parasitol 62, 209–219 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-005-5499-2
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