Tapeworm Species Details

Raillietina (Raillietina) namaquensis Mettrick, 1963
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12983
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Raillietina (Raillietina)
Species namaquensis
Authority Mettrick, 1963
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Mettrick, D. F. 1963. Some trematodes and cestodes from mammals of central Africa. Revista de Biologia Lisboa 3: 149-70.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/19/2014 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/26/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Murinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rattus (Aethomys)
Species namaquensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Micaelamys
Species namaquensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Rhodesia [Zimbabwe]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Fort Tuli
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Specimens

Type Material BMNH
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.