Tapeworm Species Details

Echinococcus minimus Cameron, 1926
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2228
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinococcus
Species minimus
Authority Cameron, 1926
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786) Rudolphi, 1801
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Cameron, T. W. M. 1926. Observations of the genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801. Journal of Helminthology 4: 13-22.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Rausch & Nelson (1963) and Nakao et al. (2013).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2006 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
12/08/2014Modified
05/06/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Canis
Species lupus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Canis
Species lupus
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Host Notes Metacestode and intermediate host unknown.

Type Locality

Country Macedonia
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.