Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia micropteri Leidy, 1887
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2501
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species micropteri
Authority Leidy, 1887
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus micropteri (Leidy, 1887) La Rue, 1911
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia micropteri (Leidy, 1887) Riggenbach, 1896
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Citation(s)

Leidy, J. 1887. Notice of some parasitic worms. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 39: 20-24.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
02/18/2010Modified
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Micropterus
Species nigricans
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host body cavity
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Lake George
Island(s)
City/Region New York
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Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material -not mentioned
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.