Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 7424
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriocephalus
Species pygoscelis
Authority Rennie & Reid, 1912
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium scoticum (Rennie & Reid, 1912) 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 -synonymised by Johnsoton (1937)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
04/29/2014Modified
08/12/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Sphenisciformes
Host Family Spheniscidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pygoscelis
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pygoscelis
Species sp.
Subspecies
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Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -probably P. antarctica or P. adelia; possibly, though not likely, P. papua

Type Locality

Country Antarctica
Body of Water
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.