Tapeworm Species Details

Alyselminthus crassiceps Zeder, 1800
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9472
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Alyselminthus
Species crassiceps
Authority Zeder, 1800
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia crassiceps (Zeder, 1800) Rudolphi, 1810
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Zeder, J. G. H. 1800. Erster Nachtrag zur Naturgeschichte der Eingeweidewürmer von Johann August Ephraim Goeze. Crusius, Leipzig, 320 + 6 Kupferta pp.

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Redescription

Verster, A. 1969. A taxonomic revision of the genus Taenia Linnaeus, 1758 s. str. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 36: 3-58.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/02/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/26/2014Modified
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
04/13/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/07/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
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Genus Vulpes
Species vulpes
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Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Metacestode is a cysticercus in subcutaneous sites and body cavities of rodents (Loos-Frank 2000).

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.