Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus claviger Leuckart, 1819
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5879
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species claviger
Authority Leuckart, 1819
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802)
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By , I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Leuckart, F. S. 1819. Zoologische Bruchstücke. 1. J. R. G. Leuckart, Helmstädt, 70 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Although cited as 1819, the paper was published in 1820

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/13/2015Modified
06/01/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
01/25/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/29/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/22/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Coryphaenidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Coryphaena
Species hippuris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Coryphaena
Species hippuris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Xiphias gladius
Site in Host liver, gills
Host Notes

Type Locality

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Specimens

Type Material None known
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.