Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia asiatica Eom & Rim, 1993
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2232
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species asiatica
Authority Eom & Rim, 1993
Taxonomic Status Homonym
Valid Name Taenia suihominis Mathison, Bradbury & Pritt, 2021
Synonyms Taenia saginata asiatica (Eom & Rim, 1993) Fan, Lin, Chen & Chung, 1995, Taenia asiaticus Eom, Rim & Jeon, 2020
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Eom, K. S. and H-J. Rim. 1993. Morphologic descriptions of Taenia asiatica sp. n. Korean Journal of Parasitology 31: 1-6.

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Redescription

Fan, P. C., C. Y. Lin, C. C. Chen, and W. C. Chung. 1995. Morphological description of Taenia saginata asiatica (Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae) from man in Asia. Journal of Helminthology 69: 299-303.

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Scientific Name Notes Taenia asiatica Eom & Rim, 1993 is a homonym of Taenia asiatica Linstow, 1901 (Davaineidae).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/17/2005 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
10/09/2014Modified
06/10/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
03/13/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/09/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Homo
Species sapiens
Subspecies sapiens
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Homo
Species sapiens
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Metacestode a cysticercus in the pig (Sus scrofa).

Type Locality

Country Republic of Korea
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Chongju City, Chungbuk
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material CBNU Helm. Coll. No. 910906 (holotype) paratypes CBNU Helm. Coll. No. 901208 and 910926
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.