Bothriocephalus /Both·rio·ceph·a·lus/ (both″re-o-sef´ah-lus) Diphyllobothrium.
Both·ri·o·ceph·a·lus (b th r - -s f  -ls)n. A genus of tapeworms with both plerocercoid and adult stages in fishes. |
Bothriocephalus
a genus of tapeworms in the order Pseudophyllidea. Occur, but appear to have little pathogenicity, in many wild fish. Includes B. acheilognathi (carp, goldfish).
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