Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus cordiceps (Leidy, 1872) Braun, 1894
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12406
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species cordiceps
Authority (Leidy, 1872) Braun, 1894
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dibothriocephalus dendriticus (Nitzsch, 1824) Lühe, 1899
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Citation(s)

Braun, M. 1894. Vermes, Part I, Cestodes. In Klassen un Ordnungen des Thierreichs, Ed. Bronn, H. G. H. G. Bronn, Leipzig, 927-1731 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
04/04/2014Modified
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/11/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/30/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Salmoniformes
Host Family Salmonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Salmo
Species fontinalis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Salvelinus
Species fontinalis
Subspecies
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Site in Host abdominal cavity
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Yellowstone River
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.