Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus antarcticus Baird, 1853
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13642
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species antarcticus
Authority Baird, 1853
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Glandicephalus antarcticus (Baird, 1853) Fuhrmann, 1920
Synonyms Diphyllobothrium antarcticum (Blaird, 1853) Railliet & Henry, 1912; Dibothriocephalus antarcticus (Blaird, 1853) Shipley, 1907
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Baird, W. 1853. Descriptions of some new species of Entozoa from the collections of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 21: 18-25.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2016 Created R. Kuchta
03/09/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/31/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus seal
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ommatophoca
Species rossii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach & intestine
Host Notes -probably the Ross seal (Shipley 1907; Markowski 1952)

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Antarctic region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH No. 1933.6.15.71-76 (type)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.