Tapeworm Species Details

Cysticercus macrocystis Diesing, 1850
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9484
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Cysticercus
Species macrocystis
Authority Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia macrocystis (Diesing, 1850) Lühe, 1910
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/02/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/26/2014Modified
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/05/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Leporidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lepus
Species brasiliensis
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Sylvilagus
Species brasiliensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host liver, abdominal cavity and other organs
Host Notes Metacestode is a strobilocercus. Definitive hosts felids (Abuladze 1964).

Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.