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Proteocephalus tigrinus Woodland, 1925
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Species ID 14091
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
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Genus Proteocephalus
Species tigrinus
Authority Woodland, 1925
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Valid Name Ophiotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925)
Synonyms Proteocephalus tigrinus Woodland, 1925 Ichthyotaenia tigrina (Woodland, 1925) Meggitt, 1927
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Woodland, W. N. F. 1925. On three new proteocephalids (Cestoda) and a revision of the genera of the family. Parasitology 17: 370-394.

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02/24/2020 Created P. Lopez Dineen
02/24/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

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