Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothrium parvum Stephens, 1908
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12371
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothrium
Species parvum
Authority Stephens, 1908
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dibothriocephalus latus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lühe, 1899
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Stephens, J. W. W. 1908. Two new human cestodes and a new linguatid. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 1: 548-558.

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Scientific Name Notes -synonymised by Zschokke (1917)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
06/24/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammals
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Type Host
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Type Locality

Country Syria
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Locality Notes -Three pieces of a tapeworm, none of which had a head, were received by me from Dr. Elkington, Tasmania, in 1906, with the following history: It came from a Syrian, not long arrived from his native country, and aged 37.

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH 1977.11.3.19 (types)
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Specimen Notes -The type species is deposited in the museum of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.