Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalum wedli Ruhnke, 2011
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12691
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalum
Species wedli
Authority Ruhnke, 2011
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Phyllobothrium gracile Wedl, 1855, Anthocephalum gracile (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994
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Ruhnke, T. R. 2011. Tapeworms of Elasmobranchs (Part III). A monograph on the Phyllobothriidae (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 25: 205 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes Ruhnke (2011) established this as a replacement name for Anthocephalum gracile (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/13/2013 Created N. Arisco
01/29/2015Modified
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

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Host Order Torpediniformes
Host Family Torpedinidae
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Genus Torpedo
Species marmorata
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Genus Torpedo
Species marmorata
Subspecies
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