Tapeworm Species Details

Monordotaenia leonina He & Liu, 1981
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9352
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Monordotaenia
Species leonina
Authority He & Liu, 1981
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia gonyamai Ortlepp, 1938
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

He, C-D. and S-X. Liu. 1981. [A new species of tapeworm from an African lion]. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 6: 244-246.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Rausch (1994).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/26/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
06/23/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
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Type Host
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Genus Panthera
Species leo
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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Additional Localities
Locality Notes From the Zoological Garden of Xi'an, China.

Specimens

Type Material Department of Biology, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.