''Diphyllobothrium elegans'' is a species of
tapeworm
Eucestoda, commonly referred to as tapeworms, is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass being Cestodaria). Larvae have six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the ten-hooked Ce ...
s. It has been found in the
hooded seal
The hooded seal or bladdernose seal (''Cystophora cristata'') is a large phocid found only in the central and western North Atlantic, ranging from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west. The seals are typically silver-grey ...
(''Cystophora cristata'').
References
External links
''Diphyllobothrium elegans''at WoRMS
Cestoda
Parasitic animals of mammals
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