Taenia rileyi
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| Taenia rileyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Taeniidae |
| Genus: | Taenia |
| Species: | T. rileyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Taenia rileyi Loewen, 1929 | |
Taenia rileyi is a tapeworm of the genus Taenia from the United States. Adults infect bobcats (Lynx rufus) and feral domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus),[1] but larvae have been found in rodents such as the oldfield mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus),[2] the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Florida,[3] and the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) in Florida and Georgia.[4] These rodents may serve as intermediate hosts.[1]
References
Literature cited
- Kinsella, J. M. 1974. "Comparison of Helminth Parasites of the Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus, from Several Habitats in Florida". American Museum Novitates, 2540:1–12.
- Kinsella, J. M. 1988. "Comparison of Helminths of Rice Rats, Oryzomys palustris, from freshwater and saltwater marshes in Florida". Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 55(2):275–280.
- Kinsella, J. M. 1991. "Comparison of Helminths of Three Species of Mice, Podomys floridanus, Peromyscus gossypinus, and Peromyscus polionotus, from Southern Florida". Canadian Journal of Zoology, 39:3078–3083.
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