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Rogersus Williams, 1980
Caryophyllidea: Capingentidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 242
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Capingentidae
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Genus Rogersus
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Authority Williams, 1980
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Promonobothrium Mackiewicz, 1968
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Verified By T. Scholz
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Williams Jr., E. H. 1980. Rogersus rogersi gen. et sp. n. (Cestoda: Caryophyllaeidae) from the blacktail redhorse, Moxostoma poecilurum (Jordan), (Osteichthyes) in the soustheastern United States. Journal of Parasitology 66(3): 564-568.

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Oros, M., J. Brabec, R. Kuchta, A. Choudhury, and T. Scholz . 2016. A synoptic review of Promonobothrium Mackiewicz, 1968 (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of suckers (Catostomidae) in North America, with description of two new species. Folia Parasitologica 63: Article No. 008.

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Scientific Name Notes Oros et al. (2016) transferred R. rogersi to Promonobothrium; Rogersus thus became synonym of this genus.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/17/2007 Created Oros
04/14/2011Modified
08/17/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

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