Tapeworm Species Details

Multiceps skrjabini Popov, 1937
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9494
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Multiceps
Species skrjabini
Authority Popov, 1937
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia multiceps Leske, 1780
Synonyms Coenurus skrjabini (Popov, 1937) Abuladze, 1964; Taenia skrjabini (Popov, 1937) Schmidt, 1986
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Popov, N. P. 1937. Novaya bolezn' ovets - finnoz [A new cystic disease of sheep]. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Gosudarstvennogo Zooveterinarnogo Instituta 47: .

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Verster (1969). Multiceps skrjabini is treated as a valid species in Abuladze (1964).

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Artiodactyla
Host Family Bovidae (Caprinae)
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(Valid)
Genus Ovis
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Site in Host intermuscular connective tissues
Host Notes Metacestode is a "coenurus". Dogs are experimental definitive hosts.

Type Locality

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