Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia selousi Mettrick, 1963
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2254
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species selousi
Authority Mettrick, 1963
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/11/2006 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
09/11/2014Modified
05/01/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Felis
Species lybica
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Felis
Species silvestris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Intermediate hosts rodents (Rhabdomys, Praomys) according to Loos-Frank (2000).

Type Locality

Country Rhodesia [Zimbabwe]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region near Salisbury [Harare]
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

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