Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia litterata Batsch, 1786
Cyclophyllidea: Mesocestoididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 11468
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Mesocestoididae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species litterata
Authority Batsch, 1786
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mesocestoides litteratus (Batsch, 1786)
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Batsch, A. J. G. 1786. Naturgeschichte der Bandwurmgattung überhaupt und ihrer Arten insbesondere, nach dem neuern Beobachtungen in einem systematischen Auszuge. Johann Jacob Gebauer, Halle, 298 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Based on Goeze (1782).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/19/2012 Created B. Barbeau
08/21/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
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Genus Vulpes
Species vulpes
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Country Europe
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