Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium okumurai Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13595
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species okumurai
Authority Faust, Campbell & Kellogg, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
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Faust, E. C., H. E. Campbell, and C. R. Kellogg. 1929. Morphological and biological studies on the species of Diphyllobothrium in China. The American Journal of Hygiene 9(3): 560-583.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/04/2015 Created R. Kuchta
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
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Genus dog
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Genus Canis
Species familiaris
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Host Notes -experimentally infected dog; send to Faust by Prof. M. Miyajima from Tokyo in 1920

Type Locality

Country Japan
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.