Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia solium Linnaeus, 1758
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9253
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species solium
Authority Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Cysticercus cellulosae (Gmelin, 1790) Rudolphi, 1808; Cysticercus acanthotrias Weinland, 1858
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm], 824 pp.

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Redescription

Verster, A. 1967. Redescription of Taenia solium Linnaeus, 1758 and Taenia saginata Goeze, 1782. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 29: 313--328.

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Scientific Name Notes For additiona synonyms, see Abuladze (1964).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/24/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/07/2012Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/02/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/10/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Host Notes Metacestode is a cysticercus in skeletal muscles of pigs (Sus scrofa) and some other mammals including man (in man also in brain and eye) (Loos-Frank 2000).

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