Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus tectus Linstow, 1892
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7261
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species tectus
Authority Linstow, 1892
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Baylisiella tecta (Linstow, 1892) Markowski, 1952
Synonyms Dibothriocephalus tectus (Linstow, 1892) Zschokke, 1903; Diphyllobothrium tectum (Linstow, 1892) Meggitt, 1924; Cordicephalus tectus (Linstow, 1892) Wardle, McLeod, & Stewart, 1947
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von Linstow, O. 1892. Helminthen von Süd-Georgien. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Anstalten 9: 59-77.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
03/29/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/04/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/04/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
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Genus Macrorhinus
Species leoninus
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Genus Mirounga
Species leonina
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Type Locality

Country Antarctica
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