Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothriorhynchus carchariae (Welch, 1876) Guiart, 1935
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6046
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriorhynchus
Species carchariae
Authority (Welch, 1876) Guiart, 1935
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802)
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus carcharias Welch, 1876
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By , I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Welch, F. H. 1876. The Anatomy of Two Parasitic Forms of the Family Tetrarhynchidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 12: 329-337.

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Guiart, J. 1935. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Albert Ier, Prince Monaco. Cestodes parasites provenant des campagnes scientifiques de S. A. S. le Prince Albert Ier de Monaco (1886-1913). Imprimerie de Monaco, Monaco, 105 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Linstow (1878) changed the specific name of Abothros carcharias Welch to Abothrium carchariae; A.carcharias (=Tentacularia coryphaenae) and Tetrarhynchus carcharias (=hepatoxylon trichiuri) are separate species

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/27/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/13/2015Modified
06/21/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/21/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
01/10/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Genus Carcharias
Species sp.
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.