Talk:Diphyllobothrium

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From:Talk:Broadfish tapeworm My source (foundations of parasitology) itself has footnotes. Do I cite the book or the footnoted source as my source here? Thanks, Dave (talk) 22:19, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)


This is actually the wrong name for this worm, the broad tapeworm or the fish tapeworm (common names) refer to this particular worm, broadfish is a weird amagalmation of the two names. The disorder caused by worms from this genus has a page, Diphyllobothriasis, this page should probably be merged there--nixie 01:07, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

From a google search for the exact phrase

  • broad tapeworm, 405 hits
  • fish tapeworm, 4100 hits
  • broadfish tateworm, 42 hits
  • broad fish tapeworm, 315 hits

--nixie 01:14, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fish tapeworm

Should the article be names "Fish tapeworm" to be standardized with "beef tapeworm" and "pork tapeworm"? --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 21:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

  • No. Fish tapeworm is one of many common names for just on of the species in the genus, and the name is not that widely used. This article is both about the genus ow worm and and the disorder it causes; I've moved it to the genus name. --Peta 05:10, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
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