| Taenia pisiformis | A common tapeworm of dogs, foxes, and other carnivores; the larval form is Cysticercus pisiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Taenia quadrilobata | A cosmopolitan species of the horse, donkey, mule, and zebra; cysticercoid larvae are found in arthropods. Synonym: Taenia equina, Taenia quadrilobata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| taenia solium | The pork tapeworm. Contracted from undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Can grow to be 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the armed tapeworm and the measly tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Taenia taeniaeformis | One of the common tapeworms of household cats; the larval form is called Cysticercus fasciolaris. Synonym: Hydatigera taeniaeformis, Taenia crassicollis. (05 Mar 2000) |