Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus polycalceolus Ariola, 1896
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13516
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species polycalceolus
Authority Ariola, 1896
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Dibothriocephalus polycalceolus (Ariola, 1896) Zschokke 1903
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Citation(s)

Ariola, V. 1896. Note intorno agli elminti del Museo Zoologico di Torino. Di alcuni botriocefali. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R. Universita di Torino 11: 1-7.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/03/2015 Created R. Kuchta
08/03/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/05/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
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Genus Phoca
Species vitulina
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Phoca
Species vitulina
Subspecies
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes -not given

Specimens

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Specimen Notes -not given. But, Markowski (1952) reported specimen of "Bothriocephalus spec. nov.?" from Phoca vitulina by Ariola from Zoological Museum, Univ. Turin, Italy. However, we were unable to locate that material
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.