Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7459 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Diphyllobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Diphyllobothrium |
| Species | arctocephalinum |
| Authority | Johnston, 1937 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Adenocephalus pacificus Nybelin, 1931 |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Johnston, T.H. 1937. Entozoa from the Australian hair seal. Proceedings of The Linnean Society of New South Wales 62: 9-16. (6270) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Rausch, R. L., A.M. Adams, and L. Margolis. 2010. Identity of Diphyllobothrium spp. (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) from sea lions and people along the Pacific coast of South America. Journal of Parasitology 96(2): 359–365. (6274) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/20/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 03/03/2014 | Modified | |
| 02/24/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/11/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 11/28/2016 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 08/08/2017 | 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 | intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | Johnston and Mawson (1941) clarifies that the host was actually an Neophoca cinerea |
Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Southern Ocean |
| Island(s) | Pearson Island |
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| Locality Notes | collected by F. Wood Jones, F.R.S. in January 1923 (however, on vial J. B. Cleland is mentioned) |
Specimens
| Type Material | - SAM No. 40013 (holotype) - SAM No. 31254 (paratype) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | - SAM No. 31255 |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 1. Soclex, lateral views. Figs. 3, 4, Larger scolex, lateral views. Fig. 5. Segment in which the uterus has just become egg-bearing, ventral view. Fig. 6. Mature segment, ventral view. Fig. 7. Portion of transverse section of mature segment. 
Fig. 1. Gravid proglottid of Diphyllobothrium arctocephalinum,
from a resident of northern Peru. (Drawn from J. G. Baer’s slide No. 120.). Scale bar 5 1 mm. Fig. 2. Thick sagittal section of Diphyllobothrium pacificum, with ventral median pits. ap, adjacent anterior proglottid; ga, genital atrium; l, lobe; lc, longitudinal canal; p, pit. Scale bar 100 um. Fig. 3. Sagittal section (Baer 119/84) of Diphyllobothrium arctocephalinum
(5D. pacificum sensu Baer, 1967), showing ventral median pits. ap, adjacent anterior proglottid; ga, genital atrium; l, lobe; p, pit. Scale bar
300 um. 
SAM No. 40013 (holotype)
Photo by: Leslie Chisholm, South Australian Museum. Copyright Museum Board of South Australia 2014 
SAM No. 40013 (holotype)
Photo by: Leslie Chisholm, South Australian Museum. Copyright Museum Board of South Australia 2014 
SAM No. 40013 (holotype)
Photo by: Leslie Chisholm, South Australian Museum. Copyright Museum Board of South Australia 2014 
SAM No. 40013 (holotype)
Photo by: Leslie Chisholm, South Australian Museum. Copyright Museum Board of South Australia 2014 Best viewed in Firefox
