Tapeworm Species Details

Plagiotaenia gigantea (Peters, 1856) Peters, 1871
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6481
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Plagiotaenia
Species gigantea
Authority (Peters, 1856) Peters, 1871
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anoplocephala gigantea (Peters, 1856) Blanchard, 1891
Synonyms Taenia gigantea Peters, 1856; 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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Peters, W. 1871. Note on the Taenia from the rhinoceros lately described by R. J. Murie. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 146-147.

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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
06/14/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. 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
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Genus Diceros
Species bicornis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
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Type Locality

Country Mozambique
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.