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Multiceps multiceps (Leske, 1780) Hall, 1910
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9539
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
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Genus Multiceps
Species multiceps
Authority (Leske, 1780) Hall, 1910
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia multiceps Leske, 1780
Synonyms Coenurus cerebralis (Batsch, 1786) Rudolphi, 1808
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
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Leske, N. G. 1780. Von dem Drehen der Schafe und dem Blasenwurme im Gehirne derselben als die Ursache dieser Krankheit. , Leipzig, 53 pp.

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Hall, M. C. 1910. The gid parasite and allied species of the cestode genus Multiceps. U. S. Bur. Anim. Indust. Bull. 125: 68 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 Other possible synonyms listed by Abuladze (1964) and Hall (1919). Original description not available; the present description is based on Hall (1919).

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/10/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/03/2014Modified
04/29/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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Host Family Bovidae (Caprinae)
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