Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 7238
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Solenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Bothridium
Species sawadai
Authority Sawada & Kugi, 1973
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species No
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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
02/01/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
02/02/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/29/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Boidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Epicrates
Species cenchris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Epicrates
Species cenchris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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City/Region South America
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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.