Dr. Murai Éva - Gubányi András szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 28. (Budapest, 1995)

Table 1 Comparison of hooks of some taeniid tapeworms described by various authors (measurements are given in pm) T. hydatigena T. regis T. pisiformis T. selousi Authors No. of Large Small No. of Large Small No. of Large Small No. of Large Small hooks max min max min hooks max min max min hooks max min max min hooks max min max min Leuckart (1856) 32-38 178 114 Deffke(1891) 36 200 160 42 260 120 Ransom (1913) 26^14 170 200 110 160 Hall (1919) 26-44 170 220 110 160 34-18 255 294 132 177 Ortlepp (1938) 42^46* 235 273 136 180 36 220 150 Mettrick (1962) 34^10 232 278 142 169 48 265 274 171 176 Abuladze (1964) 26^14 170 220 110 160 38^48 225 294 132 177 Verster (1969) 28-36 191 218 118 143 42^16 42^6** 229 223 290 270 142 128 187 174 34^12 220 261 128 155 50-58 256 290 160 187 Present paper T. hydatigena I " 27 221 227 155 T. "hydatigena II" 32 233 239 147 161 T. "hydatigena III" 33 236 246 155 163 T. "hydatigena IV" 208 219 147 161 T. regis 255 279 170 180 T. "regis" 35 307 336 197 211 without epiphyseal thickenings 290 313 Mahon (1954) T. pisiformis T. "pisiformis" T. selousi T. "selousi" 26? 288 176 199 34-42 248 293 141 173 246 258 130 164 51 304 314 190 202 55 316 326 203 211 Ortlepp (1938) originally described it as Taenia bubesei; however, Verster (1969) misplaced it in synonymy with T. regis, T. bubesei measured by Verster (1969) and considered a synonym of T. regis.