Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia melesi Petrov & Sadyhov, 1956
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9276
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species melesi
Authority Petrov & Sadyhov, 1956
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Petrov, A. M. and I. A. Sadyhov. 1956. Novaya cestoda Taenia melesi nov. sp. ot barsuka v Azerbajdzhane. Doklady Akademii Nauk Azerbajdzhanskoj SSR 12: 213-216.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Taxonomic status according to Rausch (2003).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
05/30/2012Modified
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Mustelidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Meles
Species meles
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Meles
Species meles
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Intermediate host unknown.

Type Locality

Country U.S.S.R.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Hanlarskij Raion and Barinskij Raion, Tajikistan
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.