Taenia dinniki sp. nov. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) from the striped and the spotted hyaena in East Africa

Summary

Taenia dinniki sp. nov. is described from the small intestine of Hyaena hyaena in Tanzania and Kenya and Crocuta crocuta in Kenya. It differs from T. hyaenae, T. crocutae and T. olngojinei in combinations of characters including the number and size of the rostellar hooks, the distribution of the testes and the number of primary uterine branches.