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Abothrium Beneden, 1871
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12446
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
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Genus Abothrium
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Authority Beneden, 1871
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Genus Record Yes
Type Species Abothrium gadi Beneden, 1871
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1871. Les poissons des côtes de Belgique, leurs parasites et leurs commensaux. Mémoires de l‘Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 38: 1-100.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, and R. A. Bray. 2008. Revision of the order Bothriocephalidea Kuchta, Scholz, Brabec & Bray, 2008 (Eucestoda) with amended generic diagnoses and keys to families and genera. Systematic Parasitology 71: 81-136.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/12/2013 Created B. Barbeau
06/23/2014Modified
09/10/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
09/09/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/25/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

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