Tapeworm Species Search Results

# ID Order Family Subfamily Genus Subgenus Species Authority #PDFs Taxonomic Status Valid Name Type Host Genus (Literal) Type Host Species (Literal) Type Host Genus (Valid) Type Host Species (Valid) #Images Verified Type Locality (Country) Type Locality (City/Region) Edit
11901 3263 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Phoreiobothrium pectinatum Linton, 1924 2 Synonym Sphyrnacestus pectinatus (Linton, 1924) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025 Cestracion zygaena Sphyrna zygaena 3 Yes U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
11902 5843 Bothriocephalidea Triaenophoridae Australicola pectinatus Kuchta & Scholz, 2006 2 Synonym Australicola platycephalus (Monticelli, 1889) Beryx splendens Beryx splendens 6 Yes Australia Edit
11903 14792 Onchoproteocephalidea II Phoreiobothriidae Sphyrnacestus pectinatus (Linton, 1924) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025 2 Valid Cestracion zygaena Sphyrna zygaena 2 Yes U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
11904 6603 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Linstowiinae Mathevotaenia pedunculata (Chandler, 1952) Beveridge, 2008 2 Valid Mephitis sp. Mephitis 4 Yes U.S.A. Lake Itasca, Minnesota Edit
11905 8271 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Linstowiinae Oschmarenia Chandleria pedunculata (Chandler, 1952) Yamaguti, 1959 2 Synonym Mathevotaenia pedunculata (Chandler, 1952) Beveridge, 2008 Mephitis sp. Mephitis 4 Yes U.S.A. Lake Itasca, Minnesota Edit
11906 5497 Tetrabothriidea Prosthecocotyle pelecani aquilae (Rudolphi, 1819) Fuhrmann, 1899 2 Synonym Tetrabothrius pelecaniaquilae (Rudolphi, 1819) Fuhrmann, 1908 Pelecani aquilae Fregata aquila 2 No Brazil Edit
11907 13782 Tetrabothriidea Tetrabothrius Oriana pelecaniaquilae (Rudolphi, 1819) Fuhrmann, 1908 2 Valid Pelecani aquilae Fregata aquila 1 No Brazil Edit
11908 6241 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Bertiella pellucida Nybelin, 1917 2 Valid Pseudochirus lemuroides Hemibelideus lemuroides 3 Yes Australia Millaa-Millaa, N. Queensland Edit
11909 6794 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Prototaenia pellucida (Nybelin, 1917) Baer, 1927 2 Synonym Bertiella pellucida Nybelin, 1917 Pseudochirus lemuroides Hemibelideus lemuroides 4 Yes Australia Millaa-Millaa, N. Queensland Edit
11910 6938 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Moniezia pellucida Blei, 1922 2 Synonym Moniezia benedeni (Moniezia, 1879) Blanchard, 1891 Ovis aries 3 Yes Edit
11911 3044 Tetraphyllidea Calliobothrium pellucidum Riser, 1955 2 Synonym Symcallio pellucidum (Riser, 1955) Bernot, Caira & Pickering, 2015 Mustellus californicus Mustelus californicus 3 No U.S.A. Southern California Edit
11912 13464 Tetraphyllidea Calliobothriidae Symcallio pellucidum (Riser, 1955) Bernot, Caira & Pickering, 2015 2 Valid Mustellus californicus Mustelus californicus 4 No U.S.A. Southern California Edit
11913 4667 Trypanorhyncha Eutetrarhynchidae Mecistobothrium penaeus (Feigenbaum, 1975) Palm, 2004 2 Valid Penaeus brasiliensis Penaeus brasiliensis 4 No U.S.A. Florida Edit
11914 5903 Trypanorhyncha Eutetrarhynchidae Eutetrarhynchus penaeus (Feigenbaum, 1975) Schmidt, 1986 2 Synonym Mecistobothrium penaeus (Feigenbaum, 1975) Palm, 2004 Penaeus brasiliensis Penaeus brasiliensis 4 No U.S.A. Florida Edit
11915 103 Caryophyllidea Lytocestidae Djombangia penetrans Bovien, 1926 2 Valid Clarias batrachus Clarias batrachus 3 Yes East Java near Djombang Edit
11916 4946 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Otobothrium penetrans Linton, 1907 2 Valid Tylosurus acus Tylosurus acus 3 Yes Bermuda off Flatts Village Edit
11917 7376 Bothriocephalidea Bothriocephalidae Bothriocephalus penetratus Subhapradha, 1955 2 Synonym Penetrocephalus ganapattii (Rao, 1954) Rao, 1960 Saurida tumbil Saurida tumbil 4 No India Madras coast Edit
11918 6613 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Linstowiinae Mathevotaenia pennsylvanica (Chandler & Melvin, 1951) Yamaguti, 1959 2 Valid Blarina brevicauda Blarina brevicauda 2 Yes U.S.A. Pennsylvania Edit
11919 1970 Nippotaeniidea Nippotaeniidae Nippotaenia perccotti (Akhmerov, 1941) Akhmerov, 1960 2 Valid Perccottus glenii Perccottus glenii 3 Yes Russia Edit
11920 4856 Trypanorhyncha Lacistorhynchidae Pseudogrillotia perelica (Shuler, 1938) Palm, 2004 2 Valid Hypoprion brevirostris Negaprion brevirostris 2 Yes U.S.A. Dry Tortugas, Florida Edit
11921 5883 Trypanorhyncha Lacistorhynchidae Callotetrarhynchus perelica (Shuler, 1938) Yamaguti, 1959 2 Synonym Pseudogrillotia perelica (Shuler, 1938) Palm, 2004 Hypoprion brevirostris Negaprion brevirostris 3 Yes U.S.A. Dry Tortugas, Florida Edit
11922 6064 Trypanorhyncha Grillotia perelica (Shuler, 1938) Dollfus, 1942 2 Synonym Pseudogrillotia perelica (Shuler, 1938) Palm, 2004 Hypoprion brevirostris Negaprion brevirostris 3 Yes U.S.A. Dry Tortugas, Florida Edit
11923 3200 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Monorygma perfectum (van Beneden, 1853) Diesing, 1863 2 Valid Somniosus microcephalus Somniosus microcephalus 3 No Edit
11924 3323 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Phyllobothrium perfectum (van Beneden, 1853) Southwell, 1925 2 Synonym Monorygma perfectum (van Beneden, 1853) Diesing, 1863 Somniosus microcephalus 3 No not given Edit
11925 12300 Diphyllobothriidea Diphyllobothriidae Glandicephalus perfoliatus (Railliet & Henry, 1912) Markowski, 1952 2 Valid Leptonychotes weddelli Leptonychotes weddelli 0 No Antarctica Edit
11926 4866 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Heteronybelinia perideraeus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Palm, 1999 2 Valid Carcharias gangeticus Glyphis gangeticus 4 No Sri Lanka Ceylon Pearl Banks Edit
11927 5089 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Nybelinia peridereaus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1930 2 Carcharias gangeticus Glyphis gangeticus 3 No Edit
11928 1031 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Choanotaenia peromysci (Erickson, 1938) Hansen, 1950 2 species incertae sedis 2 No Edit
11929 2792 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Ichthyotaenia perplexa (La Rue, 1911) Meggitt, 1927 2 Synonym Laruella perplexa (La Rue, 1911) Scholz, Choudhury, & McAllister, 2022 Amia calva Amia calva 2 No U.S.A. Havana, Illinois Edit
11930 6845 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Mosgovoyia perplexa (Stiles,1895) Spasskii, 1951 2 Synonym Mosgovoyia pectinata (Goeze, 1782) Spasskii, 1951 Lepus sylvaticus Sylvilagus floridanus 3 Yes Edit
11931 6846 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Ctenotaenia perplexa Stiles, 1895 2 Synonym Mosgovoyia pectinata (Goeze, 1782) Spasskii, 1951 Lepus sylvaticus Sylvilagus floridanus 2 Yes U.S.A. Bowie, Maryland Edit
11932 14632 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Proteocephalinae Laruella perplexa (La Rue, 1911) Scholz, Choudhury, & McAllister, 2022 2 Valid Amia calva Amia calva 0 No U.S.A. Havana, Illinois Edit
11933 2725 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Proteocephalinae Crepidobothrium perspicua (La Rue, 1911) Meggitt, 1927 2 Synonym Ophiotaenia perspicua La Rue, 1911 2 Yes Edit
11934 2461 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Proteocephalus perspicuus (La Rue, 1911) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941 2 2 No Edit
11935 8247 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Beveridgia petaurina (Beveridge, 1976) Spasskii, 1988 2 Synonym Bertiella petaurina Beveridge, 1976 Schoinobates volans Petauroides volans 3 Yes Australia Tumut, New South Wales Edit
11936 8181 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Aprostatandrya Aprostatandrya petauristae Sawada & Kugi, 1979 2 Synonym Bertiella musasabi Yamaguti, 1942 Petaurista leucogenys Petaurista leucogenys 3 Yes Japan Ogata-chô, Ôno-gun Edit
11937 8182 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Paranoplocephala petauristae (Sawada & Kugi, 1979) Schmidt, 1986 2 Synonym Bertiella musasabi Yamaguti, 1942 Petaurista leucogenys Petaurista leucogenys 3 Yes Japan Ogata-chô, Ôno-gun Edit
11938 10235 Cyclophyllidea Hymenolepididae Lophurolepis petteri (Quentin, 1964) Spasskii, 1973 2 Lophuromys sikapusi Lophuromys sikapusi 2 No Central African Republic Boukoko Edit
11939 6695 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Linstowiinae Oochoristica phrynosomatis (Harwood, 1932) Loewen, 1940 2 Valid Phrynosoma cornutum Phrynosoma cornutum 3 Yes U.S.A. Texas Edit
11940 3324 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothrium physeteris (Diesing, 1863) Meggitt, 1924 2 Nomen dubium Cysticercus physeteri Diesing, 1863 Balaena mysticetus 1 No Edit
11941 1224 Cyclophyllidea Dilepididae Liga picusi (Singh, 1964) Spasskaya & Spasskii, 1971 2 Valid Picus squamatus 0 No India Mukteswar-Kuaman (ht. 7,500 ft.), Uttar Pradesh Edit
11942 1996 Cyclophyllidea Metadilepididae Urutaulepis pifanoi (Díaz-Ungría & Jordano, 1958) Georgiev & Vaucher, 2003 2 Valid 4 No Edit
11943 2621 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Proteocephalinae Ophiotaenia pigmentata (von Linstow, 1908) La Rue, 1911 2 Species inquirenda 2 Yes Edit
11944 2726 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Proteocephalinae Crepidobothrium pigmentata (von Linstow, 1908) Meggitt, 1927 2 Synonym Ophiotaenia pigmentata (von Linstow, 1908) La Rue, 1911 2 Yes Edit
11945 12753 Diphyllidea Halysioncum pigmentatum (Ostrowski de Nuñéz, 1971) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013 2 Valid Zapteryx brevirostris Zapteryx brevirostris 3 No Argentina Edit
11946 43 Cathetocephalidea Disculicipitidae Discocephalum pileatum Linton, 1891 2 Synonym Disculiceps pileatus (Linton, 1891) Joyeux & Baer, 1936 Carcharias obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 2 No U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
11947 41 Cathetocephalidea Disculicipitidae Disculiceps pileatus (Linton, 1890) Joyeux & Baer, 1936 2 Valid Carcharias obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 3 No U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
11948 4785 Trypanorhyncha Lacistorhynchidae Pseudogilquinia pillersi (Southwell, 1929) Palm, 2004 2 Valid Cossyphus axillaris Bodianus axillaris 3 Yes India Adrianpatnam Edit
11949 2793 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Ichthyotaenia pinguis (La Rue, 1911) Meggitt, 1927 2 Synonym Proteocephalus pinguis La Rue, 1911 Esox niger 1 No U.S.A. Edit
11950 12598 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Proteocephalus pinguis La Rue, 1911 2 Valid Esox niger Esox niger 0 No U.S.A. Maine Edit