Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia (Hymenolepis) horrida Linstow, 1901
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 10358
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia (Hymenolepis)
Species horrida
Authority Linstow, 1901
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Arostrilepis horrida (Linstow, 1901) Mas-Coma & Tenora, 1997
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By A. Makarikov
Citation(s)

Linstow, O. 1901. Taenia horrida, Tetrabothrium macrocephalum und Heterakis distans. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 67(1): 1-10.

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Redescription

Makarikov, A.A., V.D. Gulyaev, and V.L. Kontrimavichus. 2011. A redescription of Arostrilepis horrida (Linstow, 1901) and descriptions of two new species from Palaearctic microtine rodents, Arostrilepis macrocirrosa sp. n. and A. tenuicirrosa sp. n. (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae). Folia Parasitologica 58(2): 108-120.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/19/2012 Created A. Makarikov, B. Barbeau
08/20/2014Modified
08/19/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Murinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mus
Species decumanus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rattus
Species norvegicus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes The actual host(s) of A. horrida remains enigmatic, requires verification and very likely represents an arvicoline (Makarikov et al. 2011)

Type Locality

Country Germany
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Syntype: ZMB No. 3640-Q
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.