Tapeworm Species Details

Diplophallus polymorphus (Rudolphi, 1819) Fuhrmann, 1900
Cyclophyllidea: Acoleidae
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Species ID 11567
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Acoleidae
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Genus Diplophallus
Species polymorphus
Authority (Rudolphi, 1819) Fuhrmann, 1900
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Himantocestus blanksoni Ukoli, 1965; Taenia polymorpha Rudolphi, 1819
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Fuhrmann, O. 1900. Zur Kenntnis der Acoleinae. Zwei getrenntgeschlechtige Cestoden. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde und Infektionkrankheiten. Erste Abteilung. Originale 28(12-13): 363-376.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/02/2013 Created B. Barbeau
09/22/2016ModifiedA. Phillips
10/13/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

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