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Lytocestus Cohn, 1908
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Species ID 199
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
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Genus Lytocestus
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Authority Cohn, 1908
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Lucknowia Gupta, 1961 according to Mackiewicz (1994)
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Lytocestus adhaerens Cohn, 1908
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Verified By T. Scholz
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Cohn, L. 1908. Die Anatomie eines neuen Fischcestoden. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde und Infektionskrankheiten 46: 134-139.

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10/15/2005 Created Scholz, Oros
04/14/2011Modified
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/03/2020ModifiedT. Scholz

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