Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7356 |
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| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Bothriocephalidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Bothriocephalus |
| Species | japonicus |
| Authority | Yamaguti, 1934 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Yamaguti, S. 1934. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 4. Cestodes of fishes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 1-112. (510) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Scholz, T., A. Škeříková, T. Shimazu, and M. J. Grygier. 2004. A taxonomic study of species of Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808 (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) from eels in Japan: morphological and molecular evidence for the occurrence of B. claviceps (Goeze, 1782) and confirmation of the validity of B. japonicus Yamaguti, 1934. Systematic Parasitology 57: 87–96. (6280) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/14/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 03/10/2014 | Modified | |
| 01/26/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 01/28/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 05/06/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 08/07/2017 | Modified | M. Oros |
| 10/26/2018 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 07/20/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Anguilliformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Anguillidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Japan |
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| Body of Water | Kasumiga-ura Lake |
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| Locality Notes | - collected April 14, 1929 |
Specimens
| Type Material | -MPM 22905 (holotype) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
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| Specimen Notes | – slides Nos. SY 3025-3026 |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 17. Scolex; surfficial view. Type 0.62 x 0.36 mm. Fig. 18. Immature proglottides; dorsal view. Fig. 19. Gravid proglottides; dorsal view. 2.6-2.8 mm broad. 
Figure 1. Strobilar morphology of Bothriocephalus species from eels (Anguilla spp.). A-F. Position of genital apertures (median line marked with dashed line). G-L. Eggs. M-O. Distribution of vitelline follicles. Note absence of follicles along median line of body in all specimens.
P,Q. Detail of genital organs. A,G,M,P. Type-specimens of B. japonicus from A. japonica (MPM Coll. No. 22905); Scale-bars: M,N,O, 500 μm; Q, 100 μm. 
Figure 1. B,H. B. japonicus from
A. japonica, Lake Suwa, Japan, 1994; C,I. B. japonicus from A. japonica, Lake Biwa, Japan, 1992 
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