Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium elegans (Krabbe, 1865) Meggitt, 1924
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12308
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species elegans
Authority (Krabbe, 1865) Meggitt, 1924
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Diphyllobothrium pterocephalum Delyamure & Skrjabin, 1967
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Krabbe, H. 1865. Helminthologiske Undersogelser i Danmark og paa Island, med saerligt Hensyn til Blaereormlidelserne paa Island. Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri ved F. S. Muhle. Kjobenhavn, , 1-92 pp.

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Meggitt, F. J. 1924. The Cestodes of Mammals. Frommannsche Buchdruckerei (Hermann Pohle) in Jena, London, UK, 282 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
07/22/2014Modified
08/20/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/29/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. 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)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Danmark
Body of Water Arctic Ocean
Island(s) Greenland
City/Region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.