Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia simbae Dinnik & Sachs, 1972
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2255
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species simbae
Authority Dinnik & Sachs, 1972
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Dinnik, J. A. and R. Sachs. 1972. Taeniidae of lions in East Africa. Zeitschrift für Tropemmedizin und Parasitologie 23: 197-210.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/06/2004 Created Jones and Healy, V. K. Haukisalm
06/01/2012Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/02/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Panthera
Species leo
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Panthera
Species leo
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestines
Host Notes Intermediate hosts antelopes (Woodford & Sachs 1973).

Type Locality

Country Tanganyika [Tanzania]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Majoni District of Central Tanganyika
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Kenya, Uganda, Zambia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material BMNH (holotype) BMNH (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes paratypes originally at Commonwealth Institute of Helminthology , St Albans, England (later the International Institute of Parasitology)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.