Tapeworm Species Details

Spirometra houghtoni (Faust, 1928) Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12357
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Spirometra
Species houghtoni
Authority (Faust, 1928) Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Diphyllobothrium mansoni of Faust & Wassel, 1921 Diphyllobothrium houghtoni Faust, 1928
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Faust, E. C. 1928. Infection experiments in man and other mammalian hosts with sparganum stage of oriental diphyllobothrids. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 26: 252–254.

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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 - Spirometra etablished as subgenus

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
09/05/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus human
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Homo
Species sapiens
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) -dog (Canis familiaris) from Wuchan; - cat (Felis catus) from Peking
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Shanghai
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities -Wuchan; Peking
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.