Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium erinaceieuropaei (Rudolphi, 1819) Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae: Spirometra
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12309
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily Spirometra
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species erinaceieuropaei
Authority (Rudolphi, 1819) Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Rudolphi, 1819) Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Synonyms Dubium erinacei-europaei Rudolphi, 1819; Bothriocephalus felis Creplin, 1825; Ligula ranarum Gastaldi, 1854; Sparganum affine Diesing, 1854 (?); Sparganum ellipticum Molin, 1858; Sparganum lanceolatum Molin, 1860; Ligula pancerii Polonio, 1860; Sparganum raillieti Ratz, 1913; Spirometra janickii Furmaga, 1953
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Rudolphi, C. A. 1819. Entozoorum synopsis, cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Sumtibus Augusti Rücker, Berolini (Berlin), 811 pp.

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Faust, E. C., H. E. Campbell, and C. R. Kellogg. 1929. Morphological and biological studies on the species of Diphyllobothrium in China. The American Journal of Hygiene 9(3): 560-583.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Faust et al. (1929) described that worm as "Diphyllobothrium (Spirometra) eriancei"

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
04/10/2015Modified
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/20/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/21/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/28/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/30/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/14/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/23/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Eulipotyphla
Host Family Erinaceidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Erinaceus
Species europaeus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Erinaceus
Species europaeus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host thoracis
Host Notes - Faust et al. obtained their material from cats and dogs feeding by larvae from Erinaceus dealbatus from Peking, China

Type Locality

Country Europe
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes -most probably from former Prussia (northern part of present Germany, Poland or Baltic countries).

Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.