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Diphyllobothrium elegans

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Species of flatworm

Diphyllobothrium elegans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Order:	Diphyllobothriidea
Family:	Diphyllobothriidae
Genus:	Diphyllobothrium
Species:	D. elegans
Binomial name
*Diphyllobothrium elegans* (Krabbe, 1865) Meggitt, 1924
Synonyms
Bothriocephalus elegans Krabbe, 1865 Diphyllobothrium pterocephalum Delyamure & Skryabin, 1967

Diphyllobothrium elegans is a species of tapeworms. It has been found in the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata).

References

Helminthologiske undersøgelser i Danmark og paa Island, med saerligt hensyn til blaereormlidelserne paa Island. Harald Krabbe, 1865
The Cestodes of Mammals. FJ Meggitt, 1924
Diphyllobothrium pterocephalum n. sp. from Cystophora cristata. SL DELYAMURE, AS SKRYABIN, Helminthologia, 1967

External links

Diphyllobothrium elegans at WoRMS

Taxon identifiers
Diphyllobothrium elegans	Wikidata: Q2484123 CoL: 36G5T EUNIS: 25202 GBIF: 4345021 IRMNG: 10816518 ITIS: 1060138 WoRMS: 105202

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