Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus tetragonus Ariola, 1899
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7259
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species tetragonus
Authority Ariola, 1899
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Ariola, V. 1899. Notizie sopra alcuni Botriocefali del Museo Universitario di Copenaghen. Bolletino dei Musei di Zoologia e Anatomua Comparata della R. Universita di Genova 89: 1–8.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/24/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/25/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/31/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/22/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Percifomes
Host Family Anarhichadidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Anarrhicas
Species minor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Anarhichas
Species minor
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Greenland
Body of Water Arctic Ocean
Island(s) Greenland
City/Region Aasiaat
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -as "Egedesminde"

Specimens

Type Material - SNM No.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -Statens Naturhistoriske Museum, Københavns Universitet, Copenhagen, Denmark (SNM)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.