Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia echidnae Thompson, 1893
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7029
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Taenia
Species echidnae
Authority Thompson, 1893
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Linstowia echidnae (Thompson, 1893) Zschokke, 1899
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Thompson, D. A. W. 1893. Note on a tapeworm from echidna (Taenia echidnae sp. n.). Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 13: 297.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1983. The genus Linstowia Zschokke, 1899 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in Australian mammals with the description of a new species, L. macrouri. Systematic Parasitology 5: 291-304.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/02/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
04/17/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Monotremata
Host Family Tachyglossidae
Type Host
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Genus Echidna
Species hystrix
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Genus Tachyglossus
Species aculeatus
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Type Locality

Country Australia
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City/Region Sydney, N. S. W.
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.