Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus variabilis Krabbe, 1865
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12285
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species variabilis
Authority Krabbe, 1865
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium tetrapterum (von Siebold, 1848) Baer, 1932
Synonyms Dibothriocephalus variabilis (Krabbe, 1868) Lühe, 1899
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Type Species
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Citation(s)

Krabbe, H. 1868. Helminthologiske Undersøgelser i Danmark og paa Island, med saerligt Hensyn til Blaereormlidelserne paa Island. Det Køngelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger 7: 345–408.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/06/2013 Created B. Barbeau
05/05/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/13/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/14/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
12/30/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Phoca
Species cristata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cystophora
Species cristata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Erignatus barbatus (as Phoca barbata); Phoca vitulina
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Island
Body of Water Arctic Ocean
Island(s) Island
City/Region Øfjord
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -NHMD Nos. CES 111, 113, 121, 122, 127 (types) -NHMD Nos. CES 115, 117, 126, 127 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material - addtitional material in vials
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.