Tapeworm Species Details

Sparganum sebago Ward, 1910
Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7893
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Sparganum
Species sebago
Authority Ward, 1910
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dibothriocephalus dendriticus (Nitzsch, 1824) Lühe, 1899
Synonyms Diphyllobothrium sebago (Ward, 1910) Meyer & Vik, 1963
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Type Species No
Verified No
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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/11/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Salmoniformes
Host Family Salmonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus sebago salmon
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Salmo
Species salar
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spleen
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Sebago Lake
Island(s)
City/Region Maine
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.