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Diorchis pelagicus Hoberg, 1982
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7451
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Diorchis
Species pelagicus
Authority Hoberg, 1982
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms
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Citation(s)

Hoberg, E. P. 1982. Diorchis pelagicus sp.nov. (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) from the Whiskered Auklet, Aethis pygmaea, and the Crested Auklet, A. cristatella, in the Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Can. J. Zool 60: 2198-2202.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
10/18/2012Modified
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
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Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Aethia
Species pygmaea
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
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Subspecies
Additional Host(s) A. cristelleta
Site in Host
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
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Island(s)
City/Region Alaska
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.