Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7469 |
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| Order | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family | Diphyllobothriidae |
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| Genus | Diphyllobothrium |
| Species | hottai |
| Authority | Yazaki, Fukumoto & Abe, 1988 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Dibothriocephalus ditremus (Creplin, 1925) Lühe, 1899 |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Yazaki, S., S. Fukumoto, and K. Abe. 1988. A new species of the genus Diphyllobothrium originated from plerocercoids in Japanese surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus japonicus) and olive rainbow smelt (Osmerus eperlanus mordax). Japanese Journal of Parasitology 37(6): 422–428. (6259) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | - synonymised by Abe 2009 and Banzai-Umeharaon et al. (2016) based on molecular data |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/20/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 01/26/2014 | Modified | |
| 02/24/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/11/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 08/08/2017 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 09/15/2019 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Osmeriformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Osmeridae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Osmerus eperlanus mordax | ||||||
| Site in Host | body cavity | ||||||
| Host Notes | - type host is 2nd intermediate host first listed - definitive host not known, experimentally in golden hamsters |
Type Locality
| Country | Japan |
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| Body of Water | Pacific Ocean |
| Island(s) | Hokkaido |
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| Additional Localities | - Tohoku district, Honshu |
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Specimens
| Type Material | -TUS No, PTH8603 (holotype) -TUS No, PQH8701-02 (paratypes) -TUS No, PTH811-12 (paratypes) -TUS No, PTH8602 (paratype) |
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| Specimen Notes | - deposited at Department of Medical Zoology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago City, Japan |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 9. Plerocercoids killed in folmol-saline from Japanese surf smelt. Scale: 1mm. Fig. 10. Plerocercoids killed in formol-saline from olive rainbow smelt. Scale: 1mm. Fig. 11. Transverse section of plerocercoid at level of midbody from Japanese surf smelt. Bar: 0.5 mm. Fig. 12. Transverse section of plerocercoid at level of midbody from olive rainbow smell. Bar: 0.5 mm. Fig. 13. Higher magnification of part of Fig. 11. Bar: 0.1 mm. Fig. 14. Higher magnification of part of Fig. 12. Bar: 0.1 mm. Fig. 15. Transverse section of plerocercoid at level of posterior body from Japanese surf smell. Bar: 0.5 mm. Fig. 16. Transverse section of plerocercoid at level of posterior from olive rainbow smell. Bar: 0.5 mm. 
Fig. 1. Strobila originated from plerocercoid in Japanese surf smelt (PTI 18702). Scale: 1mm. Fig. 2. Strobila originated from plerocercoid in olive rainbow smelt (PQH8602). Scale: 1 mm. Fig. 3. Eggshell surface through SEM (Japanese surf smelt origin). Bar: 5 um. Fig. 4. Eggshell surface through SEM (olive rainbow smelt origin). Bar: 5 um. Fig. 5. Mature segments (PTH8603). Bar: 1mm. Fig. 6. Gravid segments (PTH8603). Bar: 1mm. Fig. 7. Longitudinal section of mature segment (PTH8603). Bar: 1mm. Fig. 8. Transverse section of mature segment (PTH8603). Bar: 2mm. Best viewed in Firefox
