Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia polyacantha Leuckart, 1856
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9287
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species polyacantha
Authority Leuckart, 1856
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Tetratirotaenia polyacantha (Leuckart, 1856) Aduladze, 1964; Cysticercus taenia polyacantha (Leuckart, 1856) Baer, 1932
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Leuckart, R. 1856. Die Blasenbandwürmer und ihre Entwicklung. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Cysticercusleber. J. Ricker'sche Buchhandlund, Giessen, pp.

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Redescription

Rausch, R. 1959. Studies on the helminth fauna of Alaska. XXXV. On the identity of certain cestodes (Taeniidae) from foxes. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 26: 125-131.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
11/28/2014Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/30/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
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Genus Vulpes
Species vulpes
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Host Notes Metacestode is an elongate cysticercus in the peritoneal cavity of rodents (Loos-Frank 2000).

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