Tapeworm Species Details

Mathevotaenia figurata (Meggitt, 1927) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6608
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Mathevotaenia
Species figurata
Authority (Meggitt, 1927) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Oochoristica figurata Meggitt, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Meggitt, F. J. 1927. On cestodes collected in Burma. Parasitology 19: 141-153.

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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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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/24/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/16/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/09/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/23/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Eulipotyphla
Host Family Soricidae (Crocidurinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Crocidura
Species murina
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Suncus
Species murinus
Subspecies
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Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Burma
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Rangoon
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

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