Species Dipylidium caninum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Taenia canina Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp.

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Extralimital distribution: cosmopolitan.

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (definitive host); Canis lupus familiaris Linaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (definitive host); Canis vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Fox (definitive host); Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (definitive host)), endoparasitic (host(s): Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché, 1835) [PULICIDAE] Cat Flea (intermediate host)).

 

General References

Mackerras, M.J. 1958. Catalogue of Australian mammals and their recorded internal parasites. II. Eutheria. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 126-143 (Australian records)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
20-May-2023	CESTODA	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	CESTODA	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED
25-Jan-2022	CESTODA	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED
25-Jan-2022	CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED	Ms Jo Wood
25-Jan-2022	CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED	Ms Jo Wood
25-Jan-2022	CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED	Ms Jo Wood
26-Nov-2015	CESTODA	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED
26-Nov-2015	CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED
06-Feb-2014	CESTODA	14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED
06-Feb-2014		14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED
		14-Oct-2024	MODIFIED