Tapeworm Species Details

Mesocestoides dissimilis Baer, 1933
Cyclophyllidea: Mesocestoididae: Mesocestoidinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 11437
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Mesocestoididae
Subfamily Mesocestoidinae
Genus Mesocestoides
Species dissimilis
Authority Baer, 1933
Taxonomic Status
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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/18/2012 Created B. Barbeau
08/07/2017ModifiedA. Phillips
08/08/2017ModifiedA. Phillips

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Herpestidae
Type Host
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Genus Myonax
Species sanguineus
Subspecies
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Genus Galerella
Species sanguinea
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Type Locality

Country Africa
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.