Tapeworm Species Details

Plagiotaenia longa Stunkard, 1926
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6486
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Plagiotaenia
Species longa
Authority Stunkard, 1926
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anoplocephala gigantea (Peters, 1856) Blanchard, 1891
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Type Species No
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy 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
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Genus Rhinoceros
Species sondaicus
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Type Host
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Genus Rhinoceros
Species sondaicus
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Site in Host small intestine
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.