Tapeworm Species Details

Proteocephalus ambloplitis (Leidy, 1887) Benedict, 1900
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Species ID 2413
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
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Genus Proteocephalus
Species ambloplitis
Authority (Leidy, 1887) Benedict, 1900
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Taenia ambloplitis Leidy, 1887 Ichthyotaenia ambloplitis (Leidy, 1887) Riggenbach, 1896
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Leidy, J. 1887. Notice of some parasitic worms. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 39: 20-24.

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Benedict, H. M. 1900. On the structure of two fish tapeworms from the genus Proteocephalus Weinland, 1858. Journal of Morphology 16: 337-368; Plate 1.

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03/09/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
11/08/2013Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

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