Tapeworm Species Details

Cystotaenia serialis (Gervais, 1847) Benham, 1901
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 11558
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Cystotaenia
Species serialis
Authority (Gervais, 1847) Benham, 1901
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia serialis (Gervais, 1847) Baillet, 1863
Synonyms Taenia serialis serialis Gervais, 1847
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Gervais, P. 1847. Sur quelques entozoaires taenioides et hydatides. Academie des Sciences et Lettres de Montpellier (Section de Sciences) 1: 85-103.

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Benham, W. B. 1901. The Platyelmia and Nemertini. A treatise on zoology. Part 4. E. R. Lankester, , 204 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Verster (1969) treats T. serialis as two subspecies: T. s .serialis and T. s. brauni.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/02/2013 Created B. Barbeau
09/02/2014Modified
05/01/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/02/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/06/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Leporidae
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Genus Oryctolagus
Species cuniculus
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Host Notes Metacestode is a multiplying cysticercus on muscles in subcutaneous connective tissue, but also on heart and in serous membranes of lagomorphs. Definitive hosts are canines and hyaenas (Loos-Frank 2000).

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.