Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia pisiformis (Bloch, 1780) Gmelin, 1790
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9286
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
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Genus Taenia
Species pisiformis
Authority (Bloch, 1780) Gmelin, 1790
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Vermis vesicularis pisiformis Bloch, 1780
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Bloch, M. E. 1780. Beitrag zur Naturgesichte der Blasenwurmer. Schrift. Berlin. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde 1: .

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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 For additional synonyms, see Abuladze (1964). Original description not available.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
05/31/2012Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
11/22/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/30/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/07/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/15/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Leporidae
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Host Notes Metacestode is a cysticercus. Definitive hosts canids, intermediate hosts lagomorphs and rodents.

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