Tapeworm Species Details

Taenia Linnaeus, 1758
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9422
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
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Genus Taenia
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Authority Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Taeniarhynchus Weinland, 1858; Multiceps Goeze, 1782; Hydatigera Lamarck, 1816; Fossor Honess, 1937; Tetratirotaenia Abuladze, 1964; Fimbriotaenia Kornyushin & Sharpilo, 1986; Monordotaenia Little, 1967
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Taenia solium Linnaeus, 1758
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm], 824 pp.

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Redescription

Rausch, R. L. 1994. Family Taeniidae Ludwig, 1886. In Keys to the cestode parasites of vertebrates, L. F. Khalil, A. Jones, and R. A. Bray (eds). CAB Inernational, Wallingford, 751 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes For additional possible synonyms, see Stiles & Stevenson (1905), Abuladze (1964) and Rausch (1994).

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/27/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/03/2014Modified
04/11/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/21/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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