Back الشريطية الشريطيه ARZ Hydatigera taeniaeformis CEB Tasemnice kočičí Czech Dickhalsiger Bandwurm German Kissan heisimato Finnish Taenia taeniaeformis French 猫条虫 Japanese Taenia taeniaeformis Latin Kattenlintworm Dutch Hydatigera taeniaeformis Swedish
| Taenia taeniaeformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Taeniidae |
| Genus: | Taenia |
| Species: | T. taeniaeformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Taenia taeniaeformis Batsch, 1786
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| Synonyms | |
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Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Batsch, 1786) | |
Taenia taeniaeformis is a parasitic tapeworm, with cats as the primary definitive hosts. Sometime dogs can also be the definitive host. The intermediate hosts are rodents and less frequently lagomorphs (rabbits). The definitive host must ingest the liver of the intermediate host in order to acquire infection.[1] The worm tends to be white, thick bodied, and around 15 to 60 cm in length.[2] [3] This species of tape worm is much less frequently encountered than Dipylidium caninum, which has fleas as its intermediate host rather than rodents but exhibits most of the same physical characteristics and is treated with the same medications (i.e., antihelminthics).
- ^ Little, S. (2011). The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 9781437706611.
- ^ "Taenia taeniaeformis". American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Lavikainen, Antti (1 March 2016). "Natural Sciences". Hydatigera. Vol. 1. Mendeley. doi:10.17632/f34pw8mf4y.1. Retrieved 24 February 2021.