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).

^ Helminthologiske undersøgelser i Danmark og paa Island, med saerligt hensyn til blaereormlidelserne paa Island. Harald Krabbe, 1865
^ The Cestodes of Mammals. FJ Meggitt, 1924
^ Diphyllobothrium pterocephalum n. sp. from Cystophora cristata. SL DELYAMURE, AS SKRYABIN, Helminthologia, 1967