Tapeworm Species Details

Mathevotaenia microcephala Shaheen, Hamza, Abdul-Rahman & El-Nazar, 1999
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6593
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Mathevotaenia
Species microcephala
Authority Shaheen, Hamza, Abdul-Rahman & El-Nazar, 1999
Taxonomic Status Subjective junior synonym
Valid Name Mathevotaenia symmetrica (Baylis, 1927) Akhumyan, 1946
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Shaheen, M. S. I., F. G. S. A. Hamza, S. A. Abdel-Rahman, and M. El-Nazar. 1999. Two new species and a new locality record of a zoonotic cestode (Mathevotaenia) among intestinal helminths of rats in Assiut. Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal 41: 43–62.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/24/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/16/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Murinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rattus
Species spp.
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Rattus
Species spp.
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Hosts Rattu rattus (=R. alexandrinus) and R. norvegicus. Type host not specified.

Type Locality

Country Egypt
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City/Region Assiut
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.