Tapeworm Species Details

Echinococcifer granulosus (Rudolphi, 1801) Weinland, 1858
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14324
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinococcifer
Species granulosus
Authority (Rudolphi, 1801) Weinland, 1858
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786) Rudolphi 1801
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Rudolphi, K. A. 1801. Beobachtungen über die Eingeweidewürmer. Wiedemanns Archiv für Zoologie und Zootomie 2: 1-65.

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Weinland, D. F. 1858. Human cestoides. An essay on the tapeworms of man. Metcalf and Co., Cambridge, 93 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/05/2021 Created V. Haukisalmi
05/05/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Bovidae (Caprinae)
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Genus Ovis
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Host Notes Definitve host dog and other canids. Intermediate hosts sheep, goat and cattle. Metacestode a unilocular hydatid cyst.

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