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Lateriporus fuhrmanni Southwell, 1925
Cyclophyllidea: Paruterinidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2082
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Paruterinidae
Subfamily
Genus Lateriporus
Species fuhrmanni
Authority Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Matabelea fuhrmanni (Southwell, 1925) Georgiev, Bray & Gibson, 1994
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1925. On a new cestode from Nigeria. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 19: 243-246.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/15/2004 Created Caira , Georgiev
02/16/2010Modified
04/27/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus “large grey eagle”
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Site in Host small intestine
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Type Locality

Country Nigeria
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City/Region Sherifun
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Specimens

Type Material -type specimen in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine -Georgiev, Bray & Gibson (1994) indicate the syntypes are located at BMNH No. 1977.11.8.4
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.