Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothriocephalus scotti Shipley, 1907
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13741
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriocephalus
Species scotti
Authority Shipley, 1907
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium wilsoni (Shipley, 1907) Railliet & Henry, 1912
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. 1907. National Antarctic Expedition 1901–1904. British National. Vol. III. Zoology and botany (Invertebrata, marine Algae, Musci). British Museum, London, 1–6 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Wojciechowska and Zdzitowiecki (1995) considered that species as valid

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/07/2016 Created R. Kuchta
10/07/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ommatophoca
Species rossi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ommatophoca
Species rossii
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Antarctica
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Specimens

Type Material -BMNH
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.