Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia squali Fabricus, 1794
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5198
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species squali
Authority Fabricus, 1794
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gilquinia squali (Fabricius, 1794) Dollfus, 1930
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Fabricius, O. 1794. Bidrag til Snylte-Ormenes Historie. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 3(2): 1–45.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 41 of Fabricius (1794).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/06/2015Modified
05/29/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/05/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Squaliformes
Host Family Squalidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Squalus
Species acanthias
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Squalus
Species acanthias
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes see Beveridge (1990)

Type Locality

Country Denmark
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region [not given]
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes see Beveridge (1990)

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes BMNH 1979.4.11.26-32; 1977.11.4.21; 1976.4.15.5;1977.11.4.19-20; 1987.2.4.81-88; 1986.4.16.1-4; 1969.2.24.263-300; MNHN BD 28, BD 16, C80 (beveridge, 1990)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.