Tapeworm Species Details

Schizotaenia laticephala (Leidy, 1855) Meggitt, 1924
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14490
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Schizotaenia
Species laticephala
Authority (Leidy, 1855) Meggitt, 1924
Taxonomic Status Nomen nudum
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Synonyms Taenia laticephala Leidy, 1855)
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Citation(s)

Leidy, J. 1855. Notices of some Tape Worms. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 7: 443-444.

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Meggitt, F. J. 1924. The Cestodes of Mammals. Frommannsche Buchdruckerei (Hermann Pohle) in Jena, London, UK, 282 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Taxonomic status according to Baer (1925).

Record Data

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07/29/2022 Created V. Haukisalmi
07/29/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Erethizontidae
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Genus Erethizon
Species dorsatum
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Genus Erethizon
Species dorsata
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