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Pike tapeworm

Triaenophorus nodulosus (Pallas, 1781) Rudolphi, 1793

Status not recordedworms

The pike tapeworm (Triaenophorus nodulosus) is a species in the family Triaenophoridae, order Bothriocephalidea.

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Quick facts about the pike tapeworm

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pike tapeworm live?

Not recorded

Is the pike tapeworm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pike tapeworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPlatyhelminthes
  3. classCestoda
  4. orderBothriocephalidea
  5. familyTriaenophoridae
  6. genusTriaenophorus
  7. SpeciesTriaenophorus nodulosus (Pallas, 1781) Rudolphi, 1793

Synonyms Taenia nodulosa, Triaenophorus lucii

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • HechtbandwurmGerman
  • kapeakoukkuhaukimatoFinnish
  • trójzębiecPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pike tapeworm

Other species in the same genus Triaenophorus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pike tapeworm?

The pike tapeworm (Triaenophorus nodulosus) belongs to the family Triaenophoridae in the order Bothriocephalidea.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pike tapeworm (Triaenophorus nodulosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-tapeworm

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“Pike tapeworm (Triaenophorus nodulosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-tapeworm.

BibTeX
@misc{pike_tapeworm_2026,
  title = {Pike tapeworm (Triaenophorus nodulosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-tapeworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}