Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium alascense Rausch & Williamson, 1958
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7457
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species alascense
Authority Rausch & Williamson, 1958
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dibothriocephalus alascensis (Rausch & Williamson, 1958) Waeschenbach, Brabec, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2017
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Citation(s)

Rausch, R. and S. L. Williamson. 1958. Studies on the helminth fauna of Alaska. XXXIII. The description and occurrence of Diphyllobothrium alascense n. sp. (Cestoda). Zeitschrift für Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie 9(1): 64–72.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
08/20/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/29/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/06/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
11/28/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/04/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Canidae
Type Host
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Genus Canis
Species familiaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Canis
Species familiaris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes -material was collected at the autopsy of 10 sledge dogs

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Chevak, Alaska
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Specimens

Type Material -USNPC No. 55677 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.