Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothriocephalus mobilis Rennie & Reid, 1912
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7423
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriocephalus
Species mobilis
Authority Rennie & Reid, 1912
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium wilsoni (Shipley, 1907) Meggitt, 1924
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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.

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Scientific Name Notes -valid by Maltsev 2000

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
04/29/2014Modified
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/14/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Phocidae
Type Host
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Genus Ommatophoca
Species rossi
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Leptonychotes
Species weddellii
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Type Locality

Country Antarctica
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City/Region Antarctic
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.