Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium canadense Cooper, 1921
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7463
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species canadense
Authority Cooper, 1921
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dibothriocephalus dendriticus (Nitzsch, 1824) Lühe, 1899
Synonyms Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Nitzsch, 1824) Lühe, 1910
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Cooper, A. R. 1921. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Vol. IX: Annelids, parasitic worms, protozoans, etc. Part G-H: Trematoda and Cestoda. Thomas Mulvey, Ottawa, 15-27 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/02/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Aves
Host Order Passeriformes
Host Family Corvidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Corvus
Species corax
Subspecies principalis
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Corvus
Species corax
Subspecies principalis
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Type Locality

Country Canada
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Bernard harbour, Northwest Territories; C. A. E. Station 49r
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.