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Dibothriocephalus schistochilos (Germanos, 1895) Lühe, 1899
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5831
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriocephalus
Species schistochilos
Authority (Germanos, 1895) Lühe, 1899
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium schistochilos (Germanos, 1895) Cooper, 1921
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Citation(s)

Germanos, N. K. 1895. Bothriocephalus schistochilos n. sp. Ein neuer Cestode aus dem Darm von Phoca barbata. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 30: 1-38.

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

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Redescription

Delyamure, S. L. 1955. Helminthofauna of marine mammals (ecology and phylogeny). Israel Program for Scientific Translations 1968, Jerusalem, 522 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/04/2010 Created B. Barbeau
02/07/2013Modified
03/29/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/29/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/30/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
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Genus Phoca
Species barbata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Erignathus
Species barbatus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Norway
Body of Water Arctic Ocean
Island(s) Svålbard
City/Region Edgeøya
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.