Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Cestoda > Subclass Nephroposticophora > Subclass Eucestoda > Order Diphyllobothriidea > Family Diphyllobothriidae > Genus Diphyllobothrium

Diphyllobothrium balaenopterae (Lönnberg, 1892) Waeschenbach, Brabec, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2017

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

DiphyllobothriumCobbold, 1858accepted genus name
Diplogonoporus Lönnberg, 1892 synonym

Species group names

Diplogonoporus brauni Leon, 1907 subjective synonym
Diplogonoporus balaenopterae Lönnberg, 1892 synonym

Literature

new combination reference

Waeschenbach, A., J. Brabec, T. Scholz, D.T. Littlewood & R. Kuchta. (2017). The catholic taste of broad tapeworms – multiple routes to human infection. International Journal for Parasitology. 47(13):831-843.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Diphyllobothrium balaenopterae (Lönnberg, 1892) Waeschenbach, Brabec, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2017. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1027620

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


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Importance

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2022-02-26 by Rod Bray

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