Tapeworm Species Details

Diphyllobothrium theileri Baer, 1924
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7484
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species theileri
Authority Baer, 1924
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Spirometra theileri (Baer, 1924) Opuni & Muller, 1974
Synonyms
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Citation(s)

Baer, J.G. 1924. Contribution à la Faune helminthologique sud-africaine. Note préliminaire. Annales de Parasitologie humaine et comparée 2: 239-247.

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Baer, J. G. 1925. Contributions to the helminth fauna of South Africa. Director of Veterinary Education and Research, Union of South Africa, 11th and 12th Reports, Part I : 63-136.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/20/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
12/04/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/14/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/27/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/02/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/15/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Carnivora
Host Family Felidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Zibethailurus
Species serval
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Leptailurus
Species serval
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Felis caffra (= Felis silvestris cafra or Felis lybica)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -type host firstly listed

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Mooivlei, Rustenburg
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities -"and Bridgewater No. 766, Rustenburg."
Locality Notes -Fairfield No. 918

Specimens

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