Tapeworm Species Details

Mathevotaenia herpestis (Kofend, 1917) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6601
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Mathevotaenia
Species herpestis
Authority (Kofend, 1917) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Oochoristica herpestis Kofend, 1917; Mangustella herpestis (Kofend, 1917) Spasskii, 1987
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Kofend, L. 1917. Cestoden aus Säugetieren und aus Agama colonorum. Anzeiger Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch -Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 54: 229-231.

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Spasskii, A. A. 1951. Anoplocefalyaty - lentochnye gel'minty domashnyh i dikih zhivotnyh [Anoplocephalate tapeworms of domestic and wild animals]. Osnovy Cestodologii, Vol. 1. K. I. Skrjabin (ed). Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 735 pp.

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Redescription

Kofend, L. 1923. Cestoden aus Säugetieren und aus Agama colonorum. Denkschriften Österreichischse Akademie der Wiisenscahaften, Matematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 98: 1-10.

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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 Carnivora
Host Family Herpestidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Herpestes
Species sanguineus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Galerella
Species sanguinea
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sudan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region El Obeid
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.