Tapeworm Species Details

Kotlania africana (Baer, 1925) Lopez-Neyra, 1931
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13121
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Kotlania
Species africana
Authority (Baer, 1925) Lopez-Neyra, 1931
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Raillietina (Ransomia) africana Baer, 1925
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Citation(s)

Baer, J-G. 1925. Note sur quelques Cestodes provenant du Dahomey. Bulletin de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc 5: 54-60.

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Lopez-Neyra, C.-R. 1931. Relations du Davainea madagascariensis et de especes des mammiferes. Considerations sur les Davainea. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparee 9: 162-184.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/26/2015 Created B. Barbeau
08/27/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Herpestidae
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Genus Herpestes
Species galea
Subspecies
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Genus Herpestes
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Type Locality

Country Dahomey [Benin]
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.