Tapeworm Species Details

Hymenolepis diminuta (Rudolphi, 1819) Weinland, 1858
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 10202
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Hymenolepis
Species diminuta
Authority (Rudolphi, 1819) Weinland, 1858
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia diminuta Rudolphi, 1819; T. leptocephala Creplin, 1925; T. flavopunctata Weinland, 1858; T. varesina Paraona, 1884; T. minima Grassi, 1886; Hymenolepis anomala Splendore, 1920; H. megaloon Linstow, 1901; H. diminutoides Cholodkovsky, 1912
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Type Species Yes
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Citation(s)

Rudolphi, C. A. 1819. Entozoorum synopsis, cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Sumtibus Augusti Rücker, Berolini (Berlin), 811 pp.

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Weinland, D. F. 1858. Human cestoides. An essay on the tapeworms of man. Metcalf and Co., Cambridge, 93 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/18/2012 Created B. Barbeau
06/15/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/06/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Murinae)
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Genus Muris
Species ratti
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Genus Rattus
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Country Brazil
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