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{{Taxobox
|name =''Diphyllobothrium spp.
|name =''Diphyllobothrium spp.
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Also known as: '''''Broad tapeworm
==Hosts==
==Hosts==
'''Intermediate hosts''': Copepods and freshwater fish.
'''Intermediate hosts''': Copepods and freshwater fish.
==Identification==
==Identification==
''D. latum'' are long tapeworms, with an unarmed scolex. The mature adults growing up to 20m in length. The eggs are yellow and ovoid in shape.
''D. latum'' are long [[:Category:Cestodes|tapeworms]], with an unarmed scolex. The mature adults growing up to 20m in length. The eggs are yellow and ovoid in shape.
==Life Cycle==
==Life Cycle==
The eggs devlop in water, and hatch, releasing '''coracidium'''. These are ingested by copepods, and the coracidium develop into '''procercoids'''. The copepod is then ingested by freshwater fish. These procercoids develop into '''plerocercoid'''. The infected fish are then ingested by a defintive host.
The eggs develop in water, and hatch, releasing '''coracidium'''. These are ingested by copepods, and the coracidium develop into '''procercoids'''. The copepod is then ingested by freshwater fish. These procercoids develop into '''plerocercoid'''. The infected fish are then ingested by a definitive host.
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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Diphyllobothrium+latum%22%29 ''Diphyllobothrium latum'' publications]
|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=tapeworm Cestoda]
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