Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus ratticola Linstow, 1904
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7383
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species ratticola
Authority Linstow, 1904
Taxonomic Status Subjective junior synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Batsch, 1786) Lamarck, 1816
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Linstow, O.F.B. von. 1904. Neue Helminthen. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde (I abt. Origin.) 37: 678-683.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -similar also to plerocercoid of Spirometra (R. Kuchta)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/14/2010 Created B. Barbeau, V. K. Haukisalmi
01/18/2015Modified
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/30/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
09/07/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Murinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mus
Species rattus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rattus
Species rattus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host liver
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Singapore
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.