Tapeworm Species Details

Diplogonoporus balaenopterae Lönnberg, 1892
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12279
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diplogonoporus
Species balaenopterae
Authority Lönnberg, 1892
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium balaenopterae (Lönnberg, 1892) Waeschenbach, Brabec, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2017
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
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Citation(s)

Lönnberg, E. 1892. Anatomische Studien über Skandinavische Cestoden II. Zwei Parasiten aus Walfischen und Zwei aus Lämna Cornubica. Bihang till Kongliga Svanska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24: 4–28.

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Waeschenbach, A., J. Brabec, T. Scholz, D. T. J. Littlewood, and R. Kuchta. 2017. The catholic taste of broad tapeworms – multiple routes to human infectio. International Journal for Parasitology 47: 831–843.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/06/2013 Created B. Barbeau
02/01/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/30/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
05/02/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/22/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/26/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Cetacea
Host Family Balaenopteridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Balaenoptera
Species borealis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Balaenoptera
Species borealis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Norway
Body of Water Arctic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Tromsø
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes - as "Tromsö"

Specimens

Type Material -not specified
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.