Tapeworm Species Details

Raillietina madagascariensis (Davaine,1870) Joyeux & Baer, 1929
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Species ID 12980
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Raillietina
Species madagascariensis
Authority (Davaine,1870) Joyeux & Baer, 1929
Taxonomic Status uncertain
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Synonyms Inermicapsifer madagascariensis (Davaine, 1870) Baer, 1956
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Citation(s)

Davaine, C. J. 1870. Examen microscopique du Taenia recueilli a Mayotte. Comptes Rendus des Séances et Mémoires de la Société de Biologie 21: 236-240.

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Baer, J. G. 1956. The taxonomic position of Taenia madagascariensis Davaine, 1870, a tapeworm parasite of man and rodents. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 50: 152-156.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/17/2014 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
02/28/2015Modified
08/04/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/20/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/21/2024ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
06/03/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Type Locality

Country Mayotte
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