Tapeworm Species Details

Anoplocephala gigantea (Peters, 1856) Blanchard, 1891
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6166
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Anoplocephala
Species gigantea
Authority (Peters, 1856) Blanchard, 1891
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia gigantea Peters, 1856; Plagiotaenia gigantea (Peters, 1856) Peters, 1871; Schizotaenia gigantea (Peters, 1856) Douthitt, 1915; Anoplocephala vulgaris Southwell, 1921; Plagiotaenia vulgaris (Southwell, 1921) Stunkard, 1926; Plagiotaenia longa Stunkard, 1926
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Peters, W. 1856. Ueber eine neue durch ihre riesige Grösse ausgezeichnete Taenia. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin : 469.

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Blanchard, R. 1891. Notices helminthologiques (deuxième série). Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 4: 420-466.

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Redescription

Stunkard, H. W. 1926. The tapeworms of the rhinoceroses, a study based on material from the Belgian Congo. American Museum Novitates no. 210: 1-17.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonyms according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/02/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/02/2014Modified
08/25/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/21/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Perissodactyla
Host Family Rhinocerotidae
Type Host
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Genus Rhinoceros
Species africanus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Diceros
Species bicornis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Mozambique
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Specimens

Type Material
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.