Tapeworm Species Details

Moniezia amphibia Linstow, 1901
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6945
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Moniezia
Species amphibia
Authority Linstow, 1901
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Linstow, O. F. B., von. 1901. Helminthen von der Ufern des Nyassa-Sees, ein Beitrag zur Helminthenfauna von Süd-Afrika. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 35: 409-428.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes A junior synonym of Moniezia benedeni according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/01/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/22/2014Modified
04/17/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/19/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Hippopotamidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hippopotamus
Species amphibius
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hippopotamus
Species amphibius
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Dofera am Nyassa-See (Lake Malawi)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Königlichen Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, No. 3853
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.