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Megathylacoides Jones, Kerley & Sneed, 1956
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Essexiellinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2381
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Essexiellinae
Genus Megathylacoides
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Authority Jones, Kerley & Sneed, 1956
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species Megathylacoides giganteum (Essex, 1928) Jones, Kerley & Sneed, 1956
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Verified By T. Scholz
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Jones, A. W., C. Kerley and K. E. Sneed. 1956. New species and a new subgenus of Corallobothrium (Cestoda, Proteocephala) from catfishs of the Mississippi Basin. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 31: 179-185.

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Scientific Name Notes -originally established as a subgenus by Jones et al, 1956; elevated to generic status by Freze, 1965

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
04/14/2011Modified
04/17/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
07/20/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/15/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

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