Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia rileyi Loewen, 1929
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9289
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species rileyi
Authority Loewen, 1929
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Hydatigera rileyi (Loewen, 1929) Abuladze, 1964
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Loewen, S. L. 1929. A new cestode, Taenia rileyi n. sp., from a lynx. Parasitology 21: 469-471.

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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 According to Riser (1956), "T. rileyi is ... a composite [species], the scolex being that of T. laticollis Rudolphi, 1819 and only the strobila being new".

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
01/17/2015Modified
11/22/2015ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/01/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lynx
Species canadensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lynx
Species canadensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Intermediate hosts primarily sciurid rodents (Rausch 1981).

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNM no. 8069
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.