Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia ursina Linstow, 1893
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9300
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taenia
Species ursina
Authority Linstow, 1893
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Linstow, O. 1893. Zur Anatomie und Entwicklungsgeschichte der Tänien. Archiv für Mikroskopische Anatomie und Entwicklungsmechanik 42: 442–459.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Taxonomic status according to Haukisalmi et al. (2011).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/08/2012Modified
05/04/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Ursidae
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Genus Ursus
Species arctos
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Ursus
Species arctos
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Host Notes Metacestode and intermediate host unknown. Definitive host was a captive animal in the Zoological Gardens of Copenhagen.

Type Locality

Country Russia
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.