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Flapocephalus Deshmukh, 1979
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1911
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
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Genus Flapocephalus
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Authority Deshmukh, 1979
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species Flapocephalus trygonis Deshmukh, 1979
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Verified By K. Jensen
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Deshmukh, R. A. 1979. On a new cestode Flapocephalus trygonis gen. et sp. nov. (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidae) from Trygon sephen from west coast of India. Rivista di Parassitologia 40: 261-265.

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Scientific Name Notes Jensen (2005) considered Flapocephalus to be a genus inquirendum. It is now considered valid.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/10/2006 Created J. Caira, K. Jensen
07/18/2014Modified
08/07/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
10/06/2025ModifiedK. Hanselman

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