Tapeworm Species Details

Echinococcus cruzi Brumpt & Joyeux, 1924
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2225
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinococcus
Species cruzi
Authority Brumpt & Joyeux, 1924
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Echinococcus oligarthra (Diesing, 1863) Cameron, 1926
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Brumpt, E. and C. Joyeux. 1924. Description d'un nouvel echinocoque: Echinococcus cruzi n. sp. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparee 2: 226-231.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Cameron (1926) and Rausch et al. (1984).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2006 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
09/02/2014Modified
05/06/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Dasyproctidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyprocta
Species aguti
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyprocta
Species leporina
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host liver and spleen
Host Notes Definitive host unknown.

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Sao Paulo State, Albuquerque Lins
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.