Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Class Cestoda > Subclass Eucestoda > Order Tetraphyllidea > Family Taeniidae > Genus Echinococcus

Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Hydatigena

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

EchinococcusRudolphi, 1801accepted genus name

Species group names

Hydatigena granulosus Batsch, 1786 objective synonym

Children

Echinococcus granulosus equinus Williams & Sweatman, 1963

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Taxon found in 137 publications.

External Links

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Citation

Dr David Gibson. Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=412736

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.
IUCN:
Red List status EN 2008This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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2011-01-24 by Dr David Gibson

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