Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7458 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Diphyllobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Diphyllobothrium |
| Species | arctocephali |
| Authority | Drummond, 1937 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Adenocephalus pacificus Nybelin, 1931 |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Drummond, F. H. 1937. Lady Julia Percy Island. Reports of the expedition of the McCoy Society for Field Investigations and Research. 16. Cestoda. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 49: 401-404. (176) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Hernández-Orts, J. S., R. Kuchta, T. Kuzmina, J. Brabec, and T. Scholz T. 2015. Unexpected morphological plasticity and global geographical distribution of the Pacific human tapeworm Adenocephalus pacificus (syn. Diphyllobothrium pacificum): molecular and morphological survey. Acta Tropica 149: 168–178. (6587) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 07/20/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 06/19/2014 | Modified | |
| 02/24/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/11/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 11/28/2016 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Mammalia | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carnivora | ||||||
| Host Family | Otariidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | caecum and colon | ||||||
| Host Notes | host name corrected on the base of Berta (2012) |
Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Southern Ocean |
| Island(s) | Lady Julia Percy Island |
| City/Region | |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -38.425 |
| DD Longitude | 142 |
| Additional Localities | |
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Specimens
| Type Material | -not mentioned (probalby not exsit) |
|---|---|
| Total Number of Type Specimens | one mature specimen and a number of immature specimens |
| Voucher Material | |
| Specimen Notes | one mature and a number of immature specimens were found |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 2.-Tranverse section of the scolex of Diphyllobothrium arctocephali, n. sp. (X. 20.) 
4. Scolex of Diphyllobothrium arctocephali n. sp. (X 20).
5. Mature proglottid of D. arctocephali n. sp. (X 12). Best viewed in Firefox
