Diphyllobothrium elegans

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).

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