Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13940 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Diphyllobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dibothriocephalus |
| Species | dalliae |
| Authority | (Rausch, 1956) Waeschenbach, Brabec, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2017 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Diphyllobothrium dalliae Rausch, 1956 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Rausch, R. L. 1956. Studies on the helminth fauna of Alaska. XXVIII. The description and occurrence of Diphyllobothrium dalliae n. sp. (Cestoda). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 45: 180–187. (6584) Download PDFWaeschenbach, A., J. Brabec, T. Scholz, D. T. J. Littlewood, and R. Kuchta. 2017. The catholic taste of broad tapeworms – multiple routes to human infectio. International Journal for Parasitology 47: 831–843. (7057) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 01/04/2018 | Created | R. Kuchta |
| 01/04/2018 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Aves | ||||||
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| Host Order | Charadriiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Laridae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Canis familiaris Dallia pectoralis (plerocercoids) | ||||||
| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | -Adult cestode in experimentally infected glaucous-winged gull, Larus glaucescens Naumann; also in domestic dog |
Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Kuskokwim River |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Napaskiak, Alaska |
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| Locality Notes | -origin of the plerocercoids |
Specimens
| Type Material | -USNPC No. 38117 (type) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | -USNPC No. 38118 (perocercoid) |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIG. 1. Diphyliobothrium dalliae n. sp., ventral view of gravid segment.
FIG. 2. D. dalliae n. sp., scolex.
FIG. 3. D. dalliae n. sp., sagittal section through gravid segment, showing relationships of genital ducts. 
FIG. 4. D. dalliae n. sp., plerocercoid larva from blackfish.
FIG. 5. D. dalliae n. sp., scolex of plerocercoid, lateral view.
FIG. 6. D. dalliae n. sp., scolex of plerocercoid, dorso-ventral view.
FIG. 7. D. dalliae n. sp., segment of cross section through body of plerocercoid.
FIG. 8. D. dalliae n. sp., cross section of scolex of plerocercoid, showing frontal glands.
FIG. 9. D. dalliae n. sp., frontal section through anterior end of plerocercoid, showing frontal glands. 
-USNPC No. 38117 
-USNPC No. 38117 
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