Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7420 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Diphyllobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dibothriocephalus |
| Species | coatsi |
| Authority | Rennie & Reid, 1912 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Diphyllobothrium quadratum (Linstow, 1892) Railliet et Henry, 1912 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Rennie, J. and A. Reid. 1912. The cestoda of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 48(2): 441–453. (6293) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/20/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 04/29/2014 | Modified | |
| 02/24/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/10/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Carnivora | ||||||
| Host Family | Phocidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
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| City/Region | Antarctic |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 5. Scolex of Dibothriocephalus coatsi, n. sp. Fig. 6. Transverse section of D. coatsi. 

