Tapeworm Species Details

Inermicapsifer muricola (Baylis, 1915) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
New Search Duplicate Record Edit Record
‹ ›

Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6748
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Inermicapsifer
Species muricola
Authority (Baylis, 1915) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Zschokkeella muricola Baylis, 1915
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baylis, H. A. 1915. IV. On a new cestode of the genus Zschokkeella. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8 16(91): 40-50.

(5012) Download PDF

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.

(2641) Download PDF
Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/27/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/14/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/29/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
10/25/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
11/06/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/21/2024ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes Host given as: "a rat (probably Epimys rattus)".

Type Locality

Country Cold Coast [Ghana]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Accra
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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