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Dibothriocephalus felis (Creplin, 1825) Lühe, 1899
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5828
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriocephalus
Species felis
Authority (Creplin, 1825) Lühe, 1899
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Bothriocephalus felis Creplin, 1825
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Citation(s)

Lühe, M. 1899. Zur anatomie und systematik der Bothriocephaliden. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gessellschaft 9: 30-55.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -tentatively synonym of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Rudolphi, 1819) Faust, Campbell et Kellogg, 1929

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/04/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
07/31/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/15/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/01/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
Type Host
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Genus Cati
Species domestici
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Felis
Species catus
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Germany
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Greifswald
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.