Tapeworm Species Details

Moniezia (Baeriezia) mettami Baylis, 1934
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14423
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Moniezia (Baeriezia)
Species mettami
Authority Baylis, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Moniezia mettami Baylis, 1934
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baylis, H. A. 1934. Notes on four cestodes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 14: 587-594.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 2014. A review of the genus Paramoniezia Maplestone et Southwell, 1923 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae), with a new genus, Phascolocestus, from wombats (Marsupialia) and redescriptions of Moniezia mettami Baylis, 1934 and Moniezia phacochoeri (Baylis, 1927) comb. n. from African warthogs (Artiodactyla). Folia Parasitologica 61: 21–33.

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Scientific Name Notes New combination by Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Suidae
Type Host
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Genus Phacochoerus
Species aethiopicus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Phacochoerus
Species africanus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Uganda
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Specimens

Type Material Syntypes: BMNH 1934.12.29.60-99
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.