Tapeworm Species Details

Davainea madagascariensis (Davaine, 1870) Blanchard, 1891
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Species ID 776
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Davainea
Species madagascariensis
Authority (Davaine, 1870) Blanchard, 1891
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Raillietina (Ransomia) madagascariensis (Davaine, 1870) Fuhrmann, 1920
Synonyms Taenia madagascariensis (Davaine, 1870; Inermicapsifer madagascariensis (Davaine, 1870) Baer, 1956
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Citation(s)

Davaine, C. J. 1870. Examen microscopique du Taenia recueilli a Mayotte. Comptes Rendus des Séances et Mémoires de la Société de Biologie 21: 236-240.

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Baer, J. G. 1956. The taxonomic position of Taenia madagascariensis Davaine, 1870, a tapeworm parasite of man and rodents. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 50: 152-156.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2007 Created Caira, Nikolov, V. K. Haukisalm
02/28/2015Modified
08/04/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/20/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/21/2024ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
06/03/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Type Locality

Country Mayotte
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