Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium latum (Linnaeus, 1758) Lühe, 1910
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Species ID 12317
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species latum
Authority (Linnaeus, 1758) Lühe, 1910
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dibothriocephalus latus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lühe, 1899
Synonyms Taenia lata Linnaeus, 1758
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Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm], 824 pp.

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Lühe, M. 1910. Die Süsswasserfauna Deutschlands. Heft 18. A. Brauer (ed). Hafner Publishing Co., New York, N.Y., 1-148 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
02/09/2014Modified
08/20/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/29/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/01/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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