Tapeworm Species Details

Adenocephalus pacificus Nybelin, 1931
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7180
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Adenocephalus
Species pacificus
Authority Nybelin, 1931
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Nybelin, O. 1931. Säugetier- und Vogelcestoden von Juan Fernandez. The natural history of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. Vol. III. Zoology 3(4): 493-523.

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Redescription

Hernández-Orts, J. S., R. Kuchta, T. Kuzmina, J. Brabec, and T. Scholz T. 2015. Unexpected morphological plasticity and global geographical distribution of the Pacific human tapeworm Adenocephalus pacificus (syn. Diphyllobothrium pacificum): molecular and morphological survey. Acta Tropica 149: 168–178.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
11/16/2014Modified
08/21/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Othariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Arctocephalus
Species australis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Arctocephalus
Species philippi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -Masatierra 28. I. 1917 - host misidentified in original paper

Type Locality

Country Chile
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s) Juan Fernández Islands
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude -33.645
DD Longitude -78.823
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -GNM No. 241 (syntype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 whole mount and 9 hitological sections
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.