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Taufikia edmondi Woodland, 1928
Cyclophyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7274
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Taufikia
Species edmondi
Authority Woodland, 1928
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1928. On some new avian cestodes from the Sudan. Parasitology 20: 305-314.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes According to Beveridge (1994), Taufikia may actually belong to Dilepididae.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/09/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
02/07/2015Modified
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/10/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Falconiformes
Host Family Accipitridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Gyps
Species rüppelli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gyps
Species rueppellii
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Sudan
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.