Tapeworm Species Details

Plagiotaenia latissima (Deiner, 1912) Stunkard, 1926
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6492
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Plagiotaenia
Species latissima
Authority (Deiner, 1912) Stunkard, 1926
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anoplocephala latissima Deiner, 1912
Synonyms Taenia magna Murie, 1870; Schizotaenia latissima (Deiner, 1912) Douthitt, 1915
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Deiner, E. 1912. Anatomie der Anoplocephala latissima (nom. nov.). Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Instituten der Universität Wien und der Zoologischen Station in Triest 19: 347-372.

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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

Southwell, T. 1930. Cestoda. Vol. II. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma : 262.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/15/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Perissodactyla
Host Family Rhinocerotidae
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Host Notes Host species according to Spasskii (1951):Rhinoceros unicornis and Dicerorhinus sumatrensis.

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