Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus sagittatus Leuckart, 1820
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13779
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species sagittatus
Authority Leuckart, 1820
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anchistrocephalus microcephalus (Rudolphi, 1819) Monticelli, 1890
Synonyms Bothriocephalus microcephalus Rudolphi, 1819; Dibothrium microcephalum (Rudolphi, 1819) Diesing, 1850; Bothriotaenia microcephala (Rudolphi, 1819) Riggenbach, 1896
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Citation(s)

Leuckart, F. S. 1819. Zoologische Bruchstücke. 1. J. R. G. Leuckart, Helmstädt, 70 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/27/2016 Created R. Kuchta
09/07/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/12/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Tetraodontiformes
Host Family Molidae
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Genus Tetrodontis
Species molae
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Genus Mola
Species mola
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