Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus scorpii (Müller, 1776) Cooper, 1917
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12400
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species scorpii
Authority (Müller, 1776) Cooper, 1917
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia scoprii Müller, 1776; Bothriocephalus punctatus (Rudolphi, 1802); Bothriocephalus bipunctatus (Zeder, 1800) Luhe, 1899;
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Müller, O.F. 1776. Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu, Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. Havniae:Typis Hallageriis,1776, , pp.

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Cooper, A. R. 1917. A morphological study of Bothriocephalid cestodes from fishes. Journal of Parasitology 4(1): 33-39.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
06/24/2014Modified
01/26/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
09/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/07/2017ModifiedM. Oros
05/31/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Scorpaeniformes
Host Family Cottidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cottus
Species scorpius
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Myxocephalus
Species scorpius
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Danmark
Body of Water Baltic Sea
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -not mentioned

Specimens

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