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Dibothriocephalus variabilis (Krabbe) Lühe, 1899
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5832
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriocephalus
Species variabilis
Authority (Krabbe) Lühe, 1899
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium tetrapterum (von Siebold, 1848) Baer, 1932
Synonyms Bothriocephalus variabilis Krabbe, 1865
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Type Species No
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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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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/04/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
11/13/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/04/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Phoca
Species cristata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cystphora
Species cristata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Erignatus barbatus (as Phoca barbata); Phoca vitulina
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Type Locality

Country Island
Body of Water Arctic Ocean
Island(s) Island
City/Region Ĝfjord
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Specimens

Type Material
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.