Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia mustelae Gmelin, 1790
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9279
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species mustelae
Authority Gmelin, 1790
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Versteria mustelae (Gmelin, 1790) Nakao et al., 2013
Synonyms Halysis mustelae Zeder, 1803; Taenia mustelae vulgaris Rudolphi, 1810; Cysticercus talpae Rudolphi, 1819; Taenia tenuicollis Rudolphi, 1819 ; Taenia brevicollis Rudolphi, 1819; Taenia joyeuxiana Hughes, 1941
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Gmelin, J. F. 1790. Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae. Tom. I. Pars VI. Classis VI. Vermes. Impensis Georg. Emanuel. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig], 3021-3910 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 Taxonomic status according to Nakao et al. (2013). Synonyms according to Freeman (1956).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/03/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
07/27/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Mustelidae
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Genus Mustela
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Host Notes Three definitive hosts given: Mustela vulgaris [=M. nivalis], M. martis [=Martes sp.] and M. putorius. Type host not specified. Metacestode is a cysticercus in liver. Intermediate hosts primarily rodents.

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