Tapeworm Species Details

Echinococcus oligarthra (Diesing, 1864) Cameron, 1926
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9455
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinococcus
Species oligarthra
Authority (Diesing, 1864) Cameron, 1926
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia oligarthra Diesing, 1864; Echinococcus oligarthus (Diesing, 1863) Cameron, 1926; Echinococcus pampeanus Szidat, 1967; Echinococcus cruzi Brumpt & Joyeux, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1863 (1864). Revision der Cephalocotyleen. Abtheilung: Cyclocotyleen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Matematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abtheilung I 49: 357-430.

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Cameron, T. W. M. 1926. Observations of the genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801. Journal of Helminthology 4: 13-22.

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Redescription

Cameron, T. W. M. 1926. Observations of the genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801. Journal of Helminthology 4: 13-22.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonyms according to Cameron (1926), Abuladze (1964) and Nakao et al. (2013). Spelling of specific epithet according to Hüttner and Romig (2009) and Nakao et al. (2013).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/27/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/07/2014Modified
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Felis
Species concolor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Puma
Species concolor
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Metacestode is a unilocular cyst in agoutis.

Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.