Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothrium hastatum Linton, 1897
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7430
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothrium
Species hastatum
Authority Linton, 1897
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Marsipometra hastata (Linton, 1897) Cooper, 1917
Synonyms Bothriotaenia hastata (Linton, 1897) Cooper, 1917; Marsipometra confusa Simer, 1930
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1897. Notes on cestode parasites of fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 20: 423-456.

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Redescription

Beaver, P. C and P. H. Simer. 1940. A restudy of the three existing species of the cestode genus Marsipometra Cooper (Amphicotylidae) from the spoonbill, Polyodon spathula (Wal.). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 59(2): 167-182.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
06/25/2014Modified
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/08/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/12/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Acipenseriformes
Host Family Polyodontidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Polyodon
Species spathula
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Polyodon
Species spathula
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Ohio River
Island(s)
City/Region near Bellaire, Ohio
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -collected about March 13, 1889

Specimens

Type Material -USNPC Nos. 4724, 4783 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.