Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia crassiceps (Zeder, 1800) Rudolphi, 1810
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9262
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
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Genus Taenia
Species crassiceps
Authority (Zeder, 1800) Rudolphi, 1810
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Alyselminthus crassiceps Zeder, 1800; Cysticercus longicollis Rudolphi, 1819; Taenia hyperborea Linstow, 1905
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Zeder, J. G. H. 1800. Erster Nachtrag zur Naturgeschichte der Eingeweidewürmer von Johann August Ephraim Goeze. Crusius, Leipzig, 320 + 6 Kupferta pp.

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Rudolphi, C. A. 1810. Entozoorum, sive vermium intestinalium. Historia naturalis. Volumen II, Part II. Sumptibus Tabernae Librariae et Artium, Amstelaedami, 386 pp.

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Redescription

Verster, A. 1969. A taxonomic revision of the genus Taenia Linnaeus, 1758 s. str. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 36: 3-58.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonymies according to Rausch (1959) and Verster (1969).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/04/2014Modified
04/25/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/28/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
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Genus Vulpes
Species vulpes
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Host Notes Metacestode is a cysticercus in subcutaneous sites and body cavities of rodents (Loos-Frank 2000).

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