Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia brachyacantha Baer & Fain, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2233
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species brachyacantha
Authority Baer & Fain, 1951
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Versteria brachyacantha (Baer & Fain, 1951) Nakao et al., 2013
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baer, J. G. and A. Fain. 1951. Cestodes nouveaux du Congo Belge. Acta Tropica 8: 59-63.

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Redescription

Verster, A. 1969. A taxonomic revision of the genus Taenia Linnaeus, 1758 s. str. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 36: 3-58.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Nakao et al. (2013).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/11/2006 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
09/02/2014Modified
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/28/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/06/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Mustelidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Poecilogale
Species albinucha
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Poecilogale
Species albinucha
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes Metacestode unknown.

Type Locality

Country Congo Belge
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Ruanda-Urundi
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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