Tapeworm Species Details

Moniezia benedeni (Moniez, 1879) Blanchard, 1891
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6326
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Moniezia
Species benedeni
Authority (Moniez, 1879) Blanchard, 1891
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia benedeni Moniez, 1879
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Moniez, R. 1879. Note sur deux espèces nouvelles de taenias inermes T. vogti et T. benedeni. Bulletin Scientifique de Departement du Nord, 2. serie 2: 163-164.

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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
Scientific Name Notes Additional probable synonyms listed by Spasskii (1951): Alyshelminthus denticulatus (Rudolphi, 1810) Blainville, 1928; Taenia alba Perroncito, 1879; Moniezia alba (Perroncito, 1879) Blanchard, 1891; Taenia denticulata Rudolphi, 1810; Moniezia denticulata (Rudolphi, 1810) Blanchard, 1891; Moniezia planissima Stiles & Hassall, 1893; Moniezia neumanni (Moniez, 1891) Blanchard, 1891; Moniezia triangularis Marotel, 1912; Moniezia conjugens Sauter, 1917; Moniezia crassicollis Sauter, 1917; Moniezia latifrons Sauter, 1917; Moniezia parva Sauter, 1917; Moniezia pellucida Blei, 1920; Moniezia translucida Jenkins, 1923.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/22/2014Modified
09/16/2017ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/17/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Bovidae (Caprinae)
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Genus Ovis
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Type Locality

Country France
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Lille
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Specimens

Type Material Holotype: Smithsoniam Institution USNM 1315397
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.