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Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12232
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
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Genus Diphyllobothrium
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Authority Cobbold, 1858
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Adenocephalus Nybelin, 1929; Cordicephalus Wardle, McLeod & Stewart, 1947 in part; Diancryobothrium Bacigalupo, 1945; Lüheella Baer, 1924; Lueheella Schmidt, 1970; Spirometra Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929; Gatesius Stiles, 1908
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum Cobbold, 1858
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Cobbold, T. S. 1858. Observations on Entozoa, with notices of several new species, including an account of two experiments in regard to the breeding of Taenia serrata and T. cucumerina. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 155–172.

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Redescription

Yamaguti, S. 1959. Systema Helminthum. Vol. II. The Cestodes of Vertebrates. Keigaku Publishing House, Tokyo, 860 pp.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/05/2013 Created B. Barbeau
02/07/2013Modified
01/29/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/22/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
03/23/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
04/26/2016ModifiedN. Arisco

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