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Taenia lycaontis Baer & Fain, 1955
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2245
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species lycaontis
Authority Baer & Fain, 1955
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia hyaenae Baer, 1924
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baer, J. and A. Fain. 1955. Cestodes. In Exploration du Parc National de l’Upemba, Fasc. 36, Mission G. F. de Witte, . Institut des Parc Nationaux du Congo Belgique, , 1-38 pp.

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Redescription

Mettrick, D. F. 1963. Some trematodes and cestodes from mammals of central Africa. Revista de Biologia Lisboa 3: 149-70.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Verster (1969).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/17/2005 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
05/28/2012Modified
10/29/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lycaon
Species pictus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lycaon
Species pictus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes Metacestode and intermediate hosts unknown.

Type Locality

Country Belgian Congo
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region affluent droit Katongo et Kalungwe
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

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