Tapeworm Species Details

Rockacestus Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Phyllobothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14244
Order Phyllobothriidea
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Genus Rockacestus
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Authority Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Genus Record Yes
Type Species Rockacestus carvajali Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
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Caira, J. N., V. Bueno, and K. Jensen. 2021. Emerging global novelty in phyllobothriidean tapeworms (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from sharks and skates (Elasmobranchii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society : 1-29.

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Scientific Name Notes ZooBank registration: E44B4965-FD5A-4B87-8813- AA9CE2244938; Previous provisional name: New genus 20 of Ruhnke et al. (2017) and Bueno (2018)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/08/2021 Created B. Barbeau
03/08/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Locality Notes Cosmopolitan

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.