Taenia saginata (Goeze, 1782)
(Beef Tapeworm)

Interactions where Taenia saginata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
cyst cyst endoparasitises muscle Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia saginata/Taenia saginatabeef tapewormcyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattlemuscle
Cystocercus larva Cystocercus larva endoparasitises ilium Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia saginata/Taenia saginatabeef tapewormCystocercus larva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattleilium
Cystocercus larva Cystocercus larva endoparasitises body cavity Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia saginata/Taenia saginatabeef tapewormCystocercus larva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattlebody cavity
Cystocercus larva Cystocercus larva endoparasitises muscle Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia saginata/Taenia saginatabeef tapewormCystocercus larva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattlemuscle
tapeworm tapeworm endoparasitises ilium Restricted Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Tetraphyllidea/Taeniidae/Taenia saginata/Taenia saginatabeef tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humaniliumSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Taenia saginata (Beef Tapeworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTaenia saginata (Beef Tapeworm)
GenusTaenia (a genus of tapeworms)
FamilyTAENIIDAE (a family of tapeworms)
OrderTETRAPHYLLIDEA (an order of tapeworms)
ClassCESTODA (tapeworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Taenia saginata (Beef Tapeworm)

Taenia saginata (Beef Tapeworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Taenia saginata (Beef Tapeworm):

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