Tapeworm Species Details

Bothridium longicephalum Sawada & Kugi, 1973
Diphyllobothriidea: Solenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7234
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Solenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Bothridium
Species longicephalum
Authority Sawada & Kugi, 1973
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bothridium ovatum (Diesing, 1850) Yamaguti, 1959
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Citation(s)

Sawada, I. and G. Kugi. 1973. On cestodes genus Bothridium obtained from reptiles died in the Amazonland at Beppu City during 1970. Bulletin Nara Univ Educ ((Nat Sci) 22(2): 43-65.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Pythonidae
Type Host
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Genus Phyton
Species morulus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Phyton
Species morulus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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City/Region Southeast Asia
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes -Amazonland at Beppu City ... reptiles were imported into Japan from South America and Southeast Asia"

Specimens

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Specimen Notes -Biological Laboratory of Nara University of Education, Japan
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.