Tapeworm Species Details

Multiceps serialis (Gervais, 1847) Stiles & Stevenson, 1905
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9547
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
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Genus Multiceps
Species serialis
Authority (Gervais, 1847) Stiles & Stevenson, 1905
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia serialis (Gervais, 1847) Baillet, 1863
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Gervais, P. 1847. Sur quelques entozoaires taenioides et hydatides. Academie des Sciences et Lettres de Montpellier (Section de Sciences) 1: 85-103.

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Stiles, C. W. and E. C. Stevenson. 1905. The synonymity of Taenia (T. crassicollis, T. marginata, T. serialis) and Echinococcus. Bulletin of the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry Bull. 80: 1-14.

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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 Verster (1969) treats T. serialis as two subspecies: T. s .serialis and T. s. brauni.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/10/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/03/2014Modified
04/12/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/01/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/02/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Lagomorpha
Host Family Leporidae
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Genus Oryctolagus
Species cuniculus
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Host Notes Metacestode is a multiplying cysticercus on muscles in subcutaneous connective tissue, but also on heart and in serous membranes of lagomorphs. Definitive hosts are canines and hyaenas (Loos-Frank 2000).

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