Tapeworm Species Details

Hydatigera parva (Baer, 1924) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9538
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Hydatigera
Species parva
Authority (Baer, 1924) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia parva Baer, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Baer, J.G. 1924. Contribution à la Faune helminthologique sud-africaine. Note préliminaire. Annales de Parasitologie humaine et comparée 2: 239-247.

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Wardle, R. A. and J. A. McLeod. 1952. The Zoology of Tapeworms. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 780 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 Description is from Baer (1926). Taxonomic status according to Nakao et al. (2013).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/10/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/08/2014Modified
11/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
08/27/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Viverridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Genetta
Species ludia
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Genetta
Species genetta
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes Metacestode is a "polycephalic" strobilocercus in the body cavity of rodents (Muridae) (Loos-Frank 2000).

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Evidently two localities given: Buffelspruit, Pretoria and Rooikrans and Fairfield, Rustenburg. Type locality not specified.

Specimens

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Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.