Diphyllobothrium sprakeri n. sp. (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae): a hidden broad tapeworm from sea lions off North and South America
Abstract Background The systematic of several marine diphyllobothriid tapeworms of pinnipeds has been revised in recent years.However, 20 species of Diphyllobothrium from phocids and otariids are still recognized as incertae sedis.We describe a Sharpening Stone new species of Diphyllobothrium from the intestine of California sea lions Zalophus cali