Tapeworm Species Details

Echinococcus granulosus borealis Sweatman & Williams, 1963
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14325
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinococcus
Species granulosus borealis
Authority Sweatman & Williams, 1963
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Echinococcus canadensis Cameron, 1960
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
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Sweatman, G. K. and R. J. Williams. 1963. Comparative studies on the biology and morphology of Echinococcus granulosus from domestic livestock, moose and reindeer. Parasitology 53(3/4): 339-390.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Nakao et al. 2013. Proposed to be an independent species (E. borealis) by Lymbery et al. (2015).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/05/2021 Created V. Haukisalmi
05/06/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/08/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/04/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Cervidae (Capreolinae)
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Host Notes Intermediate hosts cervids, particularly Alces alces [=A. americanus]. Definivite hosts Canis lupus, Canis lupus familiaris (dog) and Canis latrans.

Type Locality

Country Canada
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City/Region Northern Ontario
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Specimens

Type Material USNPC 059724-059725 (plesiotypes)
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.