Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia pyriformis Wedl, 1855
Cyclophyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12110
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family
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Genus Taenia
Species pyriformis
Authority Wedl, 1855
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rallitaenia pyriformis (Wedl, 1855) Spasskaya & Spasskii, 1978
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Wedl, C. 1855. Charakteristik mehrerer grösstentheils neuer Täenien. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 18 (1): 5-27.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/01/2013 Created B. Barbeau
11/22/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/15/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/02/2025ModifiedR. Salamatin

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Gruiformes
Host Family Rallidae
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Genus Gallinula
Species crex
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Site in Host small intestine
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.