Tapeworm Species Details

Moniezia oblongiceps Stiles & Hassall, 1893
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6921
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Moniezia
Species oblongiceps
Authority Stiles & Hassall, 1893
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Stiles, C. W and A. Hassall. 1893. A revision of the adult cestodes cattle, sheep, and allied animals. Bulletin of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry 4: 1-104.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes A synonym of Moniezia expansa (Rudolphi, 1810) Blanchard, 1891 according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/01/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/25/2014Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/30/2016ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/19/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/21/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Cervidae (Capreolinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Coassus
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mazama
Species sp.
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes The host species may have been Mazama americana or M. gouazoupira, which are present in Trinidad and Tobago. Host kept in the National Zoological Park at Washington

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Washington, D. C.
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Host imported from Trinidad

Specimens

Type Material Bureau of Animal Industry, US Department of Agriculture.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.