Tapeworm Species Details

Versteria mustelae (Gmelin, 1790) Nakao et al., 2013
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12684
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Versteria
Species mustelae
Authority (Gmelin, 1790) Nakao et al., 2013
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia mustelae Gmelin, 1790; Taenia mustelae vulgaris Rudolphi, 1810; Halysis mustelae Zeder, 1803; Cysticercus talpae Rudolphi, 1819; Taenia tenuicollis Rudolphi, 1819 ; Taenia brevicollis Rudolphi, 1819; Taenia joyeuxiana Hughes, 1941
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Gmelin, J. F. 1790. Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae. Tom. I. Pars VI. Classis VI. Vermes. Impensis Georg. Emanuel. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig], 3021-3910 pp.

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Nakao, M., A. Lavikainen, T. Iwaki, V. Haukisalmi, S. Konyaev, Y. Oku, M. Okamoto, and A. Ito. 2013. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Taenia (Cestoda: Taeniidae): Proposals for the resurrection of Hydatigera Lamarck, 1816 and the creation of a new genus Versteria. International Journal for Parasitology 43: 427-437.

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Redescription

Verster, A. 1969. A taxonomic revision of the genus Taenia Linnaeus, 1758 s. str. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 36: 3-58.

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Scientific Name Notes Taxonomic status according to Nakao et al., 2013. Synonyms according to Freeman (1956).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/25/2013 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/30/2013Modified
05/03/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
07/27/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Mustelidae
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Genus Mustela
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Genus Mustela
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Host Notes Three definitive hosts given: M. vulgaris [=M. nivalis], M. martis [=Martes sp.] and M. putorius. Type host not specified. Metacestode is a cysticercus in liver. Intermediate hosts primarily rodents.

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