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Diphyllobothrium archeri (Leiper & Atkinson, 1914) Meggitt, 1924
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13531
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species archeri
Authority (Leiper & Atkinson, 1914) Meggitt, 1924
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Dibothriocephalus archeri Leiper & Atkinson, 1914
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Meggitt, F. J. 1924. The Cestodes of Mammals. Frommannsche Buchdruckerei (Hermann Pohle) in Jena, London, UK, 282 pp.

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Delyamure, S. L. 1955. Helminthofauna of marine mammals (ecology and phylogeny). Israel Program for Scientific Translations 1968, Jerusalem, 522 pp.

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Redescription

Maltsev, V. N. and V. N. Zhdamirov. 1995. On taxonomic status of two species of diphyllobothriids described from the Weddell seals in the Antarctic. Proceedings of the Southern Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography 41: 118–125.

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Scientific Name Notes -validity by Maltsev & Zhdamirov, 1995

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/20/2015 Created R. Kuchta
08/20/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/29/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/30/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
11/28/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Leptonychotes
Species weddelli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Leptonychotes
Species weddelli
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water Southern Ocean
Island(s)
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.