Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia tetragonocephala Bremser in Diesing, 1856
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7064
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Taenia
Species tetragonocephala
Authority Bremser in Diesing, 1856
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mathevotaenia tetragonocephala (Bremser in Diesing, 1856) Spasskii, 1951
Synonyms Oochoristica tetragonocephala (Bremser in Diesing, 1856) Janicki, 1904; Priodontia (Bremser in Diesing, 1856) Spasskii, 1987; Oochoristica wageneri Janicki, 1904
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1856. Zwanzig Arten von Cephalocotyleen. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Matematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche classe 12: 23-38.

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Redescription

Lühe, M. 1895. Mitteilungen über einige wenig bekannte bez. neue südamerikanische Taenien des k. k. naturhistorischen Hof-Museums in Wien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 61: 199-212.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/04/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
04/25/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/08/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Pilosa
Host Family Myrmecophagidae
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Host Notes Hosts: Myrmecophaga tridactyla and Tamandua tetradactyla. Type host not specified.

Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Specimens

Type Material In collect. Mus. Caes.
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.