Tapeworm Species Details

Cittotaenia tachyglossi Johnston, 1913
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Linstowiinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8092
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Linstowiinae
Genus Cittotaenia
Species tachyglossi
Authority Johnston, 1913
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Echidnotaenia tachyglossi (Johnston, 1913) Beveridge, 1980
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1913. Cestoda and Acanthocephala. Report of the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine for the Year 1911 : 75-96 + pl. 1-17.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1980. Echidnotaenia tachyglossi (Johnston) gen. et comb. nov. (Anoplocephalata: Linstowiidae) from the monotreme Tachyglossus aculeatus Shaw in Australia. Journal of Helminthology 54: 129-134.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/15/2011 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/13/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/09/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Monotremata
Host Family Tachyglossidae
Type Host
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Genus Tachyglossus
Species aculeatus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Tachyglossus
Species aculeatus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Australia
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.