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Tetragonocephalum Shipley & Hornell, 1905
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Species ID 1928
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
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Genus Tetragonocephalum
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Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1905
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species Tetragonocephalum trygonis Shipley & Hornell, 1905
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Verified By K. Jensen
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Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1905. Further report on parasites found in connection with the pearl oyster fishery at Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 3 : 49-56.

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09/10/2006 Created K. Jensen
11/13/2014Modified
08/07/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

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