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Bothriocephalus acheilognathi<br />

Taxon: Tapeworm<br />

Kingdom: Animalia<br />

Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Platyhelminthes<br />

Subphylum: Superclass: Class: Cestoda<br />

Subclass: Eucestoda Infraclass: Superorder:<br />

Order: Bothriocephalidea Suborder: Infraorder:<br />

Superfamily: Family: Bothriocephalidae Subfamily:<br />

Also Known As (Name - Type): Common Names:<br />

Bothriocephalus aegyptiacus Synonym Asian tapeworm<br />

Bothriocephalus gowkongensis Synonym<br />

Bothriocephalus kivuensis Synonym<br />

Bothriocephalus opsariichthydis Synonym<br />

Type Locality: Ogura Lake, Japan<br />

Ecoregion-level distribution<br />

Master Classifications<br />

Date 1st record: Native<br />

Loc 1st record: Native<br />

Established: Yes<br />

NWP<br />

Taxonomic Author: Yamaguti, 1934<br />

1993<br />

Hawaii<br />

Yes<br />

Hawaii<br />

Species ID: 120179<br />

Print Date: 9/9/2012 11:37:54 PM<br />

NEP<br />

2001<br />

Southern California<br />

Yes<br />

VECTORS<br />

SH MS AF X<br />

ID RE AP REC SF HR O<br />

BW SB HF S/R AE AA X IR<br />

A P<br />

AO PO<br />

Comments: The Asian tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, is a widely introduced parasite of several freshwater<br />

fishes; it also parasitizes several salt-tolerant species, such as Gambusia spp., that occur in brackish waters.<br />

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