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Proteocephalus hemisphericus (Molin, 1859) LaRue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12583
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Proteocephalus
Species hemisphericus
Authority (Molin, 1859) LaRue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Proteocephalus macrocephalus (Creplin, 1825) Nufer, 1905
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Citation(s)

Molin, R. 1860. Cephalocotylea e Nematoidea. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 38(23): 7-38.

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La Rue, G. R. 1911. A revision of the cestode family Proteocephalidae. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 473-482.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/15/2013 Created B. Barbeau
11/08/2013Modified
04/10/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
05/25/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Anguilliformes
Host Family Anguillidae
Type Host
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Genus Anguilla
Species vulgaris
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Type Locality

Country Europe
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