Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia arctos Haukisalmi, Lavikainen, Laaksonen & Meri, 2011
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9251
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species arctos
Authority Haukisalmi, Lavikainen, Laaksonen & Meri, 2011
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Haukisalmi, V., A. Lavikainen, S. Laaksonen, and S. Meri. 2011. Taenia arctos n. sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae) from its definitive (brown bear Ursus arctos Linnaeus) and intermediate (moose/elk Alces spp.) hosts. Systematic Parasitology 80: 217–230.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/22/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/03/2014Modified
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Ursidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ursus
Species arctos
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ursus
Species arctos
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine (jejunum)
Host Notes Metacestode is a cysticercus in cardiac and skeletal muscles and fasciae of Alces alces (Finland) and A. americanus (Alaska).

Type Locality

Country Finland
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Kutsu, Tohmajärvi
Coordinates
DD Latitude 62.300
DD Longitude 30.583
Additional Localities Kuuksenvaara, Ilomantsi (Finland)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype USNPC 104371 (6 slides), paratype USNPC 104372 (8 slides and 1 fragment in ethanol), from the same host individual.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.