Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense

Diphyllobothrium is a genus of tapeworm which can cause diphyllobothriasis in humans through consumption of raw or undercooked fish. The principal species causing diphyllobothriosis is Diphyllobothrium latum, known as the broad or fish tapeworm, or broad fish tapeworm. D. latum is a pseudophyllid cestode that infects fish and mammals.

Characteristics
Shape and Size
adult worms are 3-10 metres in length.
Genome Information
whole genome not resolved
Food Source
consumption of raw or poorly cooked fish. pickled fish.
Pathological Factor
when a human eats the infected fish raw or undercooked the plerocercoid larvae develop into adults in the small intestine. The adults attach to the intestinal mucosa with two shallow, bilateral grooves (bothria) of their scolex. As proglottids mature, they release eggs and eventually break off from the body.
Disease
Diphyllobothriasis
Symptoms
diarrhea, fatigue, stomach cramps and pain, chronic hunger or lack of appetite, unintended weight loss, weakness
Affected Body Organs
intestines, blood

Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Cestoda
Subclass Eucestoda
Order Pseudophyllidea
Family Diphyllobothriidae
Genus Diphyllobothrium
Species D. Nihonkaiense