Tapeworm Species Details

Echinococcus shiquicus Xiao, Qiu, Nakao, Li, Yang, Chen, Schantz, Craig & Ito, 2005
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9414
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinococcus
Species shiquicus
Authority Xiao, Qiu, Nakao, Li, Yang, Chen, Schantz, Craig & Ito, 2005
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Xiao, N., J. Qiu, M. Nakao, T. Li, W. Yang, X. Chen, P. Schantz, P. Craig, and A. Ito. 2005. Echinococcus shiquicus n. sp., a taeniid cestode from Tibetan fox and plateau pika in China. International Journal for Parasitology 35: 693–701.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/27/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
05/06/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Vulpes
Species ferrilata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Vulpes
Species ferrilata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host lower part of small intestine, mainly ileum
Host Notes Metacestode is a unilocular cyst in the liver of Ochotona curzoniae.

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Shiqu County, the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region of western Sichuan
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Specimens

Type Material Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Holotype (adults): no. ScCDCPTE001. Paratypes (adults) : no. ScCDCPTE002- 010.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.