Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia hemisphaerica Molin, 1860
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14190
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species hemisphaerica
Authority Molin, 1860
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus macrocephalus (Creplin, 1825) Nufer, 1905
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Molin, R. 1860. Cephalocotylea e Nematoidea. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 38(23): 7-38.

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Scientific Name Notes Name appears in the proceedings of a 1859 meeting, which did not appear to be published until 1860.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/21/2020 Created B. Barbeau
09/21/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/25/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Anguilliformes
Host Family Anguillidae
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Genus Anguilla
Species vulgaris
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Genus Anguilla
Species anguilla
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Country Europe
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.