Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia semiteres Baird, 1862
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7989
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species semiteres
Authority Baird, 1862
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda et incertae sedis
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
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Baird, W. 1862. Description of two new species of cestoid worms, belonging to the genus Taenia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1: 20-21.

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Scientific Name Notes According to Wardle & McLeod (1952), a synonym of Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Batsch, 1786) Lamarck, 1816.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/23/2010 Created B. Barbeau, V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/01/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
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Genus Felis
Species catus
Subspecies var. persica
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Species catus
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Type Locality

Country United Kingdom
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