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Taenia multiceps Leske, 1780
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9278
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
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Genus Taenia
Species multiceps
Authority Leske, 1780
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Multiceps multiceps (Leske, 1780) Hall, 1910; Coenurus cerebralis (Batsch, 1786) Rudolphi, 1808
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Leske, N. G. 1780. Von dem Drehen der Schafe und dem Blasenwurme im Gehirne derselben als die Ursache dieser Krankheit. , Leipzig, 53 pp.

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Hall, M. C. 1919 (1920). The adult taenioid cestodes of dogs and cats, and of related carnivores in North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55: 1-94.

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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 Other possible synonyms listed by Abuladze (1964) and Hall (1919). Original description not available; the present description based on Hall (1919).

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
12/03/2013Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
11/22/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Bovidae (Caprinae)
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