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Nomimoscolex kaparari Woodland, 1935
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2600
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
Subfamily
Genus Nomimoscolex
Species kaparari
Authority Woodland, 1935
Taxonomic Status
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Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1935. Some more remarkable cestodes from Amazon siluroid fish. Parasitology 27: 207-225 + Plates.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
02/03/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species tigrinum
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Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region between Manaos and Santarem
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Specimens

Type Material not given Located in BMNH as per A. de Chambrier
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.