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Spirometra Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Species ID 12140
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
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Genus Spirometra
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Authority Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
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Type Species Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Rudolphi, 1819) Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
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Faust, E. C., H. E. Campbell, and C. R. Kellogg. 1929. Morphological and biological studies on the species of Diphyllobothrium in China. The American Journal of Hygiene 9(3): 560-583.

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Scientific Name Notes Faust et al. (1929) defined subgenus and Mueller (1937) elevate to genus.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/04/2013 Created
02/09/2015Modified
09/15/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/26/2016ModifiedN. Arisco

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