Tapeworm Species Details

Plerocercoides prolifer Ijima, 1905
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13586
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Plerocercoides
Species prolifer
Authority Ijima, 1905
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Synonyms Sparganum (Ijima, 1905) Stiles, 1908
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Ijima, I. 1905. On a new cestode larva parasitic in man (Plerocercoides prolifer). Journal of the College of Science Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan 20: 1–21.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/03/2015 Created R. Kuchta
09/05/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/20/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/21/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Primates
Host Family Hominidae
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Genus Homo
Species sapiens
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Type Locality

Country Japan
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