Tapeworm Species Details

Taeniarhynchus saginatus (Goeze, 1782) Weinland, 1858
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9461
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Taeniarhynchus
Species saginatus
Authority (Goeze, 1782) Weinland, 1858
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia saginata Goeze, 1782
Synonyms Taenia cucurbitina, grandis, saginata Goeze, 1782; Cysticercus bovis Cobbold, 1866; Cysticercus mediocanellata Küchenmeister, 1852
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Type Species Yes
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Goeze, J. A. E. 1782. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Eingeweidewürmer thierischer Körper. Gedruckt bey Philipp Adam Pape, Blankenburg, 471 pp & 44 plat pp.

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Weinland, D. F. 1858. Human cestoides. An essay on the tapeworms of man. Metcalf and Co., Cambridge, 93 pp.

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Redescription

Abuladze, K. I. 1964. Taeniata of animals and man and diseases caused by them (English translation). Essentials of Cestodology : 549.

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Scientific Name Notes Additonal synonyms according to Verster (1967): Taenia confusa Ward, 1896, Taenia africana Linstow, 1900, Taenia hominis Linstow, 1904, Taenia tonkinensis Railliet & Henry, 1905, Taenia philippina Garrison, 1907, Taenia bremneri Stephens, 1908. Taenia cylindrica Leon, 1922 (for additional older synonyms see Abuladze 1964).

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/30/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
06/08/2012Modified
05/01/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/04/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/06/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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