Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia hyaenae Baer, 1924
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2242
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species hyaenae
Authority Baer, 1924
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia lycaontis Baer, 1955
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baer, J.G. 1924. Contribution à la Faune helminthologique sud-africaine. Note préliminaire. Annales de Parasitologie humaine et comparée 2: 239-247.

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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 Taxonomic status and synonymy according to Verster (1969). Other possible synonyms include Cysticercus cameli Nomani, 1920 and C. dromedarii Pellegrini, 1945 (Loos-Frank 2000). The description of T. hyaenae is from Baer (1926).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/11/2006 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
05/30/2012Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/28/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
09/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Hyaenidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hyaena
Species brunea
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hyaena
Species brunnea
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes Metacestode is a cysticercus in muscles, heart and other tissues of ruminants and camels (Sachs 1969; Loos-Frank 2000).

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Mooivlei, Rustenburg
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Coll. No. P. 483
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.