Tapeworm Species Details

Bothridium ovatum (Diesing, 1850) Yamaguti, 1959
Diphyllobothriidea: Solenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13718
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Solenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Bothridium
Species ovatum
Authority (Diesing, 1850) Yamaguti, 1959
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Bothridium longicephalum Sawada & Kugi, 1973; Bothridium longiorum Sawada & Kugi, 1973; Bothridium microdisciformis Sawada & Kugi, 1973; Bothridium orientalis Sawada & Kugi, 1973
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Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Yamaguti, S. 1959. Systema Helminthum. Vol. II. The Cestodes of Vertebrates. Keigaku Publishing House, Tokyo, 860 pp.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/29/2016 Created B. Barbeau
09/29/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

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Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Pythonidae
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