Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothrium crassiceps (Rudolphi, 1819) Diesing, 1850
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14000
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothrium
Species crassiceps
Authority (Rudolphi, 1819) Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Clestobothrium crassiceps (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1899
Synonyms Bothriocephalus crassiceps Rudolphi, 1819; Bothriocephalus pilula Leuckart, 1819; Dibothrium crassiceps
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Rudolphi, C. A. 1819. Entozoorum synopsis, cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Sumtibus Augusti Rücker, Berolini (Berlin), 811 pp.

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Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/04/2018 Created R. Kuchta
07/04/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/11/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/05/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Gadiformes
Host Family Merlucciidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Gadi
Species merluccii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Merluccius
Species merluccius
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes - collected 10. Juli 1817

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Naples
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -not specified

Specimens

Type Material -ZMB No. 37255 (syntype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.