Tapeworm Species Details

Multiceps longihamatus Morishita & Sawada, 1966
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9407
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Multiceps
Species longihamatus
Authority Morishita & Sawada, 1966
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Morishita, K. and I. Sawada. 1966. On tapeworms of the genus Multiceps hitherto unrecorded from man. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 15: 495-501.

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Scientific Name Notes Possibly a synonym of Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Batsch, 1786) Lamarck, 1816.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/27/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/03/2014Modified
06/11/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/27/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/08/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Type Locality

Country Japan
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City/Region Mie Prefecture
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.