Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium didelphidis (Ariola, 1900) Yamaguti, 1959
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12307
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species didelphidis
Authority (Ariola, 1900) Yamaguti, 1959
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms Bothriocephalus didelphidis Ariola, 1900
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Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Ariola, V. 1900. Revisione della famiglia Bothriocephalidae s. str. Archives de Parasitologie 3: 369-484.

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

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Ariola (1900) firstly reported as "didelphidis", but later also as "didelphydis" -Yamaguti (1959) recorded wrongly "didelphydis"

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
01/24/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/18/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Didelphimorphia
Host Family Didelphidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Didelphys
Species azarae
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Didelphis
Species aurita
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes -collected by Lutz

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Sao Paulo
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -collected by Lutz

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -in collez. elmintol. Parona
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.