A genus of large tapeworms that can grow to a length of 3-10 m. The adult of D. latum, the broad (or fish) tapeworm, infects fish-eating mammals including man, in whom it may cause serious anemia. The parasite has two intermediate hosts: a freshwater crustacean and a fish.
A genus of tapeworm belonging to the order Pseudophyllidea and marked by possession of a scolex with two slit-like grooves or bothria. Formerly called Dibothriocephalus.