Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium wilsoni (Shipley, 1907) Railliet & Henry, 1912
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12329
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species wilsoni
Authority (Shipley, 1907) Railliet & Henry, 1912
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Dibothriocephalus wilsoni Shipley, 1907; Dibothriocephalus scotti Shipley, 1907
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. 1907. National Antarctic Expedition 1901–1904. British National. Vol. III. Zoology and botany (Invertebrata, marine Algae, Musci). British Museum, London, 1–6 pp.

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Redescription

Delyamure, S. L. 1955. Helminthofauna of marine mammals (ecology and phylogeny). Israel Program for Scientific Translations 1968, Jerusalem, 522 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
02/01/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/09/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/30/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
09/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/07/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ommatophoca
Species rossi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ommatophoca
Species rossii
Subspecies
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Host Notes Shipley avait décrit ce parasite d'après des échantillons rapportés par l'Expédition anglaise de la Discover, et recueillis dans l'estomac d'un Phoque de Ross ; le Phoque de Weddell représente donc un nouvel hote pour ce cestode

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.