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Myzophorus Woodland, 1934
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Species ID 2588
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
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Genus Myzophorus
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Authority Woodland, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Nomimoscolex Woodland, 1934
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Woodland, W. N. F. 1934. On the Amphilaphorchidinae, a new subfamily of proteocephalid cestodes, and Myzophorus admonticellia, gen. et sp. n., parasitic in Pirinampus spp. from the Amazon. Parasitology 26: 141-149 + Plate .

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Scientific Name Notes type species: Myzophorus admonticellia Woodland, 1934 although it is not explicitly stated, this appears to be the type species of the genus by monotypy

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03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
04/14/2011Modified

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