Tapeworm Species Details

Davainea formosana Akashi, 1916
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12986
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Davainea
Species formosana
Authority Akashi, 1916
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda et incertae sedis
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Citation(s)

Akashi, S. 1916. [Davainea formosana nov. sp., a new tape-worm reported from Formosa and Tokyo]. Tropical Diseases Bulletin 10: 123.

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Spasskii, A. A. 1994. [Three new genera of Davaineidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) parasites of mammals.] (in Russian). Buletinul Academiei de Stiinte a Republicii Moldova Stiinte biologice si chimice 6: 66.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Abstract basdc upon review by R. G. Mills in China Medical Journal, 1917, vol.31, p. 179.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/21/2014 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
12/22/2014Modified
04/14/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/22/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Host Notes It is not directly stated that the host is Homo sapiens.

Type Locality

Country Taiwan
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Locality Notes -as Formosa

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.