Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia endothoracicus (Kirshenblat, 1948) Kirshenblat, 1949
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9265
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species endothoracicus
Authority (Kirshenblat, 1948) Kirshenblat, 1949
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Coenurus endothoracicus Kirshenblat, 1948; Multiceps endothoracicus (Kirshenblat, 1948) Dubnitskii, 1952
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Kirshenblat, Ya. D. 1948. Novye dannye o lichinochnyh stadiyah lentochnyh chervei v gryzunah Gruzii [New data on larval stages of tapeworms in rodents of Georgia]. Soobschenie AN Gruzinskoi SSR 9: 268-271.

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Kirshenblat, Ya. D. 1949. Materialy k gel'mintofaune gryzunov Gruzii [Data on helminths of rodents in Georgia]. Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta AN Gruzinskoi SSR 8: .

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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 Original description not available.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
03/01/2015Modified
11/22/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/28/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
10/09/2023ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Gerbillinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Meriones
Species erythrourus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Meriones
Species libycus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host thoracic cavity
Host Notes Metacestode is a multiplying cysticercus in thoracic and abdominal cavities of Meriones, Gerbillus and Rhombomys. Definitive hosts Vulpes spp. (Loos-Frank 2000).

Type Locality

Country U.S.S.R.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Georgia
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.