Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia laruei Hamilton, 1940
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9273
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species laruei
Authority Hamilton, 1940
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia serialis (Gervais, 1847) Baillet, 1863
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Hamilton, P. C. 1940. A new species of Taenia from a coyote. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 59: 64-69.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Verster (1969). Verster synonymized T. laruei with the subspecies T. s. serialis.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
05/10/2012Modified
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Canis
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Canis
Species latrans
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Stillwater, Oklahoma
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Cotype material. Several microscope slides bearing scoleces and proglottides of various developmental ages-all stained with borax carmine and mounted in balsam-in the United States National Museum.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.