Tapeworm Species Details

Multiceps endothoracicus (Kirshenblat, 1948) Dubnitskii, 1952
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9640
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
Subfamily
Genus Multiceps
Species endothoracicus
Authority (Kirshenblat, 1948) Dubnitskii, 1952
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Taenia endothoracicus (Kirshenblat, 1948) Kirshenblat, 1949
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Kirshenblat, Ya. D. 1948. Novye dannye o lichinochnyh stadiyah lentochnyh chervei v gryzunah Gruzii [New data on larval stages of tapeworms in rodents of Georgia]. Soobschenie AN Gruzinskoi SSR 9: 268-271.

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Dubnitskii, A. A. 1952. K rasshivfrovke biologicheskogo tsikla tsestody Multiceps endothoracicus Kirshenblatt, 1947 [Interpretation of the life cycle of the cestode Multiceps endothoracicus Kirshenblatt, 1947]. Doklady AN SSR 35: .

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Dubnitskii, A. A. 1952. K rasshivfrovke biologicheskogo tsikla tsestody Multiceps endothoracicus Kirshenblatt, 1947 [Interpretation of the life cycle of the cestode Multiceps endothoracicus Kirshenblatt, 1947]. Doklady AN SSR 35: .

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Scientific Name Notes Original description not available.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/11/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
03/01/2015Modified
04/28/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Muridae (Gerbillinae)
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Meriones
Species erythrourus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Meriones
Species libycus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host thoracic cavity
Host Notes Metacestode is a multiplying cysticercus in thoracic and abdominal cavities of Meriones, Gerbillus and Rhombomys. Definitive hosts Vulpes spp. (Loos-Frank 2000).

Type Locality

Country U.S.S.R.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Georgia
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.