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Species Taenia ovis (Cobbold, 1869)

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Extralimital distribution: cosmopolitan.

Introduced from Europe.


Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (definitive); Canis lupus familiaris Linaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (definitive)), endoparasitic (host(s): Canis dingo F.A.A. Meyer, 1793 [CANIDAE] Dingo (definitive host); Canis familiaris Linaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (definitive host); Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Fox (definitive host); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (intermediate host)).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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