Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Alaska. XLIX. The Occurrence of Diphyllobothrium latum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) in Alaska, with Notes on Other Species

• Main Authors: Rausch, Robert L., Hilliard, D. K.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1970
• Subjects: Parasitology; Yukon; Williamson; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/551; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/parasitologyfacpubs/article/1562/viewcontent/Rausch_1970_CJZ_Studies_on_the_Helminth_Fauna_of_Alaska_XLIX_The_Occurrence_of_Diphyllobothrium_latum.pdf

Cestodes representing six species of the genus Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858, were collected from naturally infected terrestrial mammals in Alaska during the period 1949-1970. Additional specimens were reared in experimentally infected animals. Of the species identified, viz., D. latum (Linnaeus, 1...