Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothrium cordiceps Leidy, 1872
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7427
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothrium
Species cordiceps
Authority Leidy, 1872
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Nitzsch, 1824) Lühe, 1910
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Citation(s)

Leidy, J. 1872. Notice of some parasitic worms. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 23: 305-307.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
03/11/2014Modified
04/11/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Salmoniformes
Host Family Salmonidae
Type Host
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Genus Salmo
Species fontinalis
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Salvelinus
Species fontinalis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host abdominal cavity
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Yellowstone River
Island(s)
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Specimens

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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.