Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia macrocystis (Diesing, 1850) Lühe, 1910
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9275
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species macrocystis
Authority (Diesing, 1850) Lühe, 1910
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Cysticercus macrocystis Diesing, 1850; Hydatigera macrocystis (Diesing, 1850) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Lühe, M. 1910. Die Süsswasserfauna Deutschlands. Heft 18. A. Brauer (ed). Hafner Publishing Co., New York, N.Y., 1-148 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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
11/16/2012Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
11/22/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Leporidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lepus
Species brasiliensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sylvilagus
Species brasiliensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host liver and abdominal cavity
Host Notes Definitive hosts felids.

Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.