Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia krabbei Moniez, 1879
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9272
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species krabbei
Authority Moniez, 1879
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Cysticercus tarandi Villot, 1883; Cysticercus rangifer Grüner, 1910; Taenia rangifer (Grüner, 1910) Meggitt, 1924, Taenia ovis krabbei (Moniez, 1879) Verster, 1969
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Moniez, R. 1879. Note sur le Taenia Krabbei, espčce nouvelle de Tćnia armé. Bulletin Scientifique de Departement du Nord, 2. serie 2: 161-163.

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Redescription

Priemer, J., O. Krone, and R. Schuster. 2002. Taenia krabbei (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) in Germany and its delimitation from T. ovis. Zoologischer Anzeiger 241: 333-337.

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Scientific Name Notes Systematic status according to Lavikainen et al. (2008). Synonyms according to Abuladze (1964) and Lavikainen et al. (2008). Verster (1969) also lists Taenia cervi Christiansen, 1931 and Taenia djeirani Boev, Sokolova & Tazieva, 1964 as synonyms of T. krabbei.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
12/05/2014Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Cervidae (Capreolinae)
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Genus Rangifer
Species tarandus
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Host Notes Metacestode is a cysticercus in skeletal muscles, heart and tongue of cervids (Rangifer, Alces, Capreolus, Odocoileus). Definitive hosts canids.

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.