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Echinococcus ortleppi Lopez-Neyra & Soler Planas, 1943
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9633
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinococcus
Species ortleppi
Authority Lopez-Neyra & Soler Planas, 1943
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Echinococcus granulosus ortleppi Verster, 1965; Echinococcus artleppi Lopez-Neyra & Soler Planas, 1943
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Ortlepp, R. J. 1934. Echinococcus in dogs fromn Pretoria and vicinity. Ondersterpoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry 3: 97-108.

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López-Neyra, C.R. and M.A. Soler Planas. 1943. Revision del genero Echinococcus Rud y descriptión de una especie nueva parárita intestinal del perro en Almería. Revista Ibérica Parasitologia 3: 169-194.

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Redescription

Verster, A. J. M.. 1965. Review of Echinococcus species in South Africa. Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 32(1): 7-118.

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Scientific Name Notes Description based on Ortlepp (1934). Specific epithet spelled originally as "artleppi". Taxonomic status according to Thompson and McManus (2002) and Nakao et al. (2013).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/25/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
05/06/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/05/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/08/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
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Type Host
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Genus Canis
Species lupus
Subspecies familiaris
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Pretoria
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.