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Metroliasthes Ransom, 1900
Cyclophyllidea: Paruterinidae
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Species ID 2092
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Paruterinidae
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Genus Metroliasthes
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Authority Ransom, 1900
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species Metroliasthes lucida Ransom, 1900
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Ransom, B. H. 1900. No. 36. A new avian cestode - Metroliasthes lucida. Studies from the Zoological Laboratory, The University of Nebraska : 213-226 & plates.

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Scientific Name Notes -type species: Metroliasthes lucida Ransom, 1900

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03/15/2004 Created Caira , Georgiev
01/04/2013Modified
05/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

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