Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia antarctica Fuhrmann, 1921
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9256
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species antarctica
Authority Fuhrmann, 1921
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda et incertae sedis
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Fuhrmann, O. 1921. Die Cestoden der Deutschen Sudpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. In Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, 1901–1903, im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern, hrsg. von Erich von Drygalski, . , , 469-524 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes According to Johnston (1937), possibly a junior synonym of Taenia krabbei Moniez, 1879.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
11/26/2012Modified
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Canis
Species familiaris
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Canis
Species lupus
Subspecies familiaris
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Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Winterstation
Coordinates 65 51S, 88 24E
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.