Tapeworm Species Details

Cordicephalus quadratus (von Linstow, 1892) Wardle, McLeod, & Stewart, 1947
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13989
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Cordicephalus
Species quadratus
Authority (von Linstow, 1892) Wardle, McLeod, & Stewart, 1947
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Bothriocephalus quadratus von Linstow, 1892 Diphyllobothrium resimum Railliet & Henry, 1912; Diphyllobothium coatsi Rennie & Reid, 1912 (?) Diphyllobothrium ventropapillatum Delyamure, 1955
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Citation(s)

von Linstow, O. 1892. Helminthen von Süd-Georgien. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Anstalten 9: 59-77.

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Wardle, R. A., J. A. McLeod, and I. E. Stewart. 1947. Lühe's Diphyllobothrium (Cestoda). Journal of Parasitology 33(4): 319–330.

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Redescription

Maltsev, V. N. 2000. A new data on four species of Diphyllobothrium parasiting pinnipeds in Antarctica. Proceedings of the Southern Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography 45: 93-105.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/23/2018 Created R. Kuchta
05/23/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Stenorhynchus
Species leptonyx
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hydrurga
Species leptonyx
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host duodenum and ileum
Host Notes -as Stenorhynchus (Ormorhinus) leptonyx

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water
Island(s) South Georgia
City/Region
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -ZMB No. 4427 (syntype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.