Tapeworm Species Details

Stilesia hepatica Wolffhuegel, 1903
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Thysanosomatinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6545
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Thysanosomatinae
Genus Stilesia
Species hepatica
Authority Wolffhuegel, 1903
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Stilesia sjöstedti Fuhrmann, 1909
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Wolffhügel, K. 1903. Stilesia hepatica nov. spec. ein Bandwurm aus den Gallengängen von Schafen und Ziegen Ostafrikas. Berliner Tierärztlichen Wochenschrift 43: 661-665.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Bovidae (Caprinae)
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Type Host
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Additional Host(s) Sheep and goat.
Site in Host
Host Notes Type host not specified.

Type Locality

Country Ostafrica
Body of Water
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City/Region
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Additional Localities Lydenburg (Transvaal), Bagamoyo, Pangani-Fälle.
Locality Notes Type locality not specified.

Specimens

Type Material Das Königl. Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin: 3321, 4283 and 4284.
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes Type specimen not specified.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.