Taeniarhynchus

(tē'nē-ă-ring'kŭs),

A genus established for the Taenia species having a rudimentary rostellum but lacking the rostellar hooklets typical of Taenia. The best known example is Taeniarhynchus saginatus, but the older name, Taenia saginata, is more commonly used.

[G. tainia, band, + rhynchos, snout]

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He speculated that a special species of the genus Taeniarhynchus (in his classification, Taenia spp.

Various features of the biology of a northern isolate of Taeniarhynchus saginatus Coeze, 1782 [in Russian].

History of Taenia saginata Tapeworms in Northern Russia

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