Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothriocephalus elegans (Krabbe, 1865) Zschokke, 1903
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12889
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriocephalus
Species elegans
Authority (Krabbe, 1865) Zschokke, 1903
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrim elegans (Krabbe, 1865) Meggitt, 1924
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Citation(s)

Zschokke, F. 1904. Fauna Arctica. Verlag von Gustav Fischer , Jena, 1-32 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2014 Created
08/20/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
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Genus Phoca
Species cristata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cystophora
Species cristata
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Danmark
Body of Water Arctic Ocean
Island(s) Greenland
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.