Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia rugosa Krefft, 1871
Cyclophyllidea: Acoleidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 290
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Acoleidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species rugosa
Authority Krefft, 1871
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Acoleus vaginata (Rudolphi, 1819)
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Scientific Name Notes -Johnston (1910 and 1912) noted that Taenia rugosa was preoccupied by species described by Pallas (1760) and Diesing (1850). Johnston (1910) introduced Acoleus hedleyi Johnston, 1910 as a replacement name for Taenia rugosa Krefft, 1871

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/09/2006 Created Healy, Georgiev
02/04/2010Modified

Type Host

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Genus Himantopus
Species leucocephalus
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Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
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City/Region River Hunter, New South Wales
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.