Atriotaenia incisa

Order: CYCLOPHYLLIDAE

Family: ANOPLOCEPHALIDAE

Hosts:
Raccoon – Badger

Atriotaenia incisa is a tapeworm that parasitizes the small intestine of raccoons and badgers. This species can reach a length of up to 180 mm. The scolex does not have hooks but is equipped with four pairs of suckers. The eggs are excreted through the feces of the definitive host. The intermediate hosts that pick up these eggs are currently unknown (Priemer & Lux 1994).

Human pathogenicity: There are no known cases of humans being infested with the tapeworm Atriotaenia incisa.

Exemplary Sources

Priemer, J; Lux, E (1994)

Atriotaenia incisa (Cestoda), a parasite of the badger, Meles meles, and the raccoon, Procyon lotor, in Brandenburg, Germany. In : Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 72, n° 10, p. 1848–1853.

Hosts

Carnivor

Procyon lotor

Raccoon

The raccoon was first released into the wild in Germany in 1934. Since then, it has been spreading increasingly, but its effects are insufficiently studied.