Tapeworm Species Details

Prototaenia obesa (Zschokke, 1898) Baer, 1927
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6793
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Prototaenia
Species obesa
Authority (Zschokke, 1898) Baer, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bertiella obesa (Zschokke, 1898) Stiles & Hassall, 1902
Synonyms Taenia obesa Zschokke, 1898; Bertia obesa (Zschokke, 1898) Zschokke, 1899
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Zschokke, F. 1898. Die Cestoden der Marsupialia und Monotremata. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8: 357-380.

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Baer, J. G. 1927. Monographie des cestodes de la famille des Anoplocephalidae. Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique (Supplement) 10: 1-241.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1976. A taxonomic revision of the Anoplocephalidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) of Australian marsupials. Australian Journal of Zoology, Suppl. Ser. 44: 1-110.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/28/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/19/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Diprotodontia
Host Family Phascolarctidae
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Genus Phascolarctus
Species cinereus
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Genus Phascolarctos
Species cinerus
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