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Bothriocephalus tetrapterus Siebold, 1848
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12291
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species tetrapterus
Authority Siebold, 1848
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium tetrapterum (von Siebold, 1848) Baer, 1932
Synonyms Diplogonoporus tetrapterus (Siebold, 1848) Ariola, 1896
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Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Siebold, C. T. E. 1848. Lehrbuch der vergleichenden Anatomie der Wirbellosen Thiere. Verlag von Veit & Comp., Berlin, 680 pp.

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Markowski, S. 1952. The cestodes of pinnipeds in the Arctic and other regions. Journal of Helminthology 26: 171–214.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
09/30/2014Modified
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/30/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
11/11/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/12/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
12/30/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Phoca
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Phoca
Species vitulina
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -host identification sensu Monticelli (1989) and Markovwsky (1952)

Type Locality

Country Europe
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes - the type locality is unknown, although Delyamure (1955) stated to be somewhere in Northern Europe, but latter Delyamure (1966) established the Greenland Sea as the possible origin of the specimens described by von Siebold (1848).

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH No. 51.7.24.58 (type) -BMNH No. 51.7.24.27 (type)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -type material recognised by Markowski (1952)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.