Tapeworm Species Details

Metacapsifer aberratus (Baer, 1924) Spasskii, 1951
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6755
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Metacapsifer
Species aberratus
Authority (Baer, 1924) Spasskii, 1951
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Metacapsifer aberratus (Baer, 1924) Spasskii, 1951, syn. Inermicapsifer aberratus Baer, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baer, J.G. 1924. Contribution à la Faune helminthologique sud-africaine. Note préliminaire. Annales de Parasitologie humaine et comparée 2: 239-247.

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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
Scientific Name Notes Illustration from Baer (1926).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/27/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/22/2014Modified
04/17/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/10/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/24/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
11/06/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/21/2024ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Murinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mus
Species moggi
Subspecies
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(Valid)
Genus Thallomys
Species paedulcus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country South Africa
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.