Family Diphyllobothriidae

Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858

Diphyllobothrium sp.

Location: small intestine

Localities: Calafquén and Rupanco lake, Valdivia River (Chile).

References: Figueroa et al. (1979), González et al. (1980), Torres et al. (1982). Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Nitzsch, 1824)

Experimental host: L. maculipennis, Uria lombia (L.).

Location: small intestine.

Localities: Bariloche, Lake: Rosario, Rio Negro Province (Argentina). Lakes Rupanco, Caburga, Villarrica, Ranco, Maihue, Puyehue, Llanquihue, todos los Santos (Chile).

Life history: H1 Aegla (Crustaceo) . H2 Salmo gairdneri (Richardson), Salmo trutta (L.).

References: Figueroa et al. (1980), Torres et al. (1981), (1991(b), 1993), Kreiter & Semenas (1997). Diphyllobothrium microcordiceps Szidat & Soria, 1957

Location: small intestine

Localities: Mar del norte of Patagonia, Nahuel Huapi Lake, Rio Negro Province (Argentina).

Life history: H1: Salmo spp.

References: Szidat & Soria (1957), Szidat (1964).