Bothriocephalus cuspidatus Cooper 1917

Bothriocephalus cuspidatus is a species of flatworms in the family Bothriocephalidae. Individuals can grow to 150 mm.

EOL has data for 8 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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133 mm
body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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lathlike
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002467
- Definition: resembling a thin narrow strip
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body width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0015039
- Definition: The distance from side to side of the body of an organism, perpendicular to the axis along which height is measured.
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0.042 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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number of hosts
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberOfHosts
- Definition: number of host species required to complete the lifecycle of this organism
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2
prenatal development duration
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrenatalDevelopmentDuration
- Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
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9.5 days
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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parasite
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12806437
- Definition: organism adapted to living on or in another organism and causing harm to its host
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Bothriocephalus cuspidatus Cooper 1917. View this species on GBIF