Tapeworm Species Details

Dioicocestus asper (Mehlis, 1831) Fuhrmann, 1900
Cyclophyllidea: Dioicocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1643
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Dioicocestidae
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Genus Dioicocestus
Species asper
Authority (Mehlis, 1831) Fuhrmann, 1900
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Taenia aspera Mehlis, 1831
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Korpaczewska, W. 1972. A redescription of a dioecious cestode species Dioecocestus asper (Mehlis, 1831) (Cestoda: Dioecocestidae). Acta Parasitologica Polonica 20(21): 215-228.

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Scientific Name Notes -In Fuhrmann (1900) the specific epithet of this species is spelled “aspera.”

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/09/2006 Created Georgiev , Healy
05/28/2014Modified
07/31/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

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Host Class Aves
Host Order Podicipediformes
Host Family Podicipedidae
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Genus Podiceps
Species grisegena
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