Species Dipylidium caninum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution: cosmopolitan.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (definitive host); Canis lupus familiaris Linaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (definitive host); Canis vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Fox (definitive host); Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (definitive host)), endoparasitic (host(s): Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché, 1835) [PULICIDAE] Cat Flea (intermediate host)).
General References
Mackerras, M.J. 1958. Catalogue of Australian mammals and their recorded internal parasites. II. Eutheria. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 126-143 (Australian records)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (ABRS) |
| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CYCLOPHYLLIDEA van Beneden in Braun, 1900 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED |