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Diphyllobothrium mobilie (Rennie & Reid, 1912) Meggitt, 1924
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12321
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species mobilie
Authority (Rennie & Reid, 1912) Meggitt, 1924
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Rennie, J. and A. Reid. 1912. The cestoda of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 48(2): 441–453.

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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 -valid by Maltsev 2000 -synonymized with Diphyllobothrium wilsoni (Shipley, 1907) Meggitt, 1924

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
04/29/2014Modified
02/01/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/14/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ogmorhinus
Species weddellii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Leptonychotes
Species weddellii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Weddell's Seal

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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