Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus quadratus von Linstow, 1892
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7381
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species quadratus
Authority von Linstow, 1892
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium quadratum (von Linstow, 1892) Railliet & Henry, 1912
Synonyms Diphyllobothrium resimum Railliet & Henry, 1912 Diphyllobothrium coatsi Rennie & Reid, 1912 Cordicephalus quadratus (von Linstow, 1892) Wardle, McLeod, & Stewart, 1947 (?) Diphyllobothrium ventropapillatum Delyamure, 1955
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Citation(s)

von Linstow, O. 1892. Helminthen von Süd-Georgien. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Anstalten 9: 59-77.

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Redescription

Maltsev, V. N. 2000. A new data on four species of Diphyllobothrium parasiting pinnipeds in Antarctica. Proceedings of the Southern Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography 45: 93-105.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/14/2010 Created B. Barbeau
11/08/2013Modified
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/23/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Stenorhynchus
Species leptonyx
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hydrurga
Species leptonyx
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host duodenum and ileum
Host Notes -as Stenorhynchus (Ormorhinus) leptonyx

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water
Island(s) South Georgia
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -ZMB No. 4427 (syntype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.