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Crepidobothrium nattereri (Parona, 1901) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2721
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species nattereri
Authority (Parona, 1901) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Ophiotaenia nattereri (Parona, 1901) La Rue, 1911
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia nattereri Parona, 1901 Proteocephalus nattereri (Parona, 1901) Harwood, 1933
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Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
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Parona, C. 1901. Di alcuni cestodi brasiliani, raccolti dal dott. Adolfo Lutz. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della Regia Universita di Genova No. 102: 1-12.

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Meggitt, F. J. 1927. Remarks on the cestode families Monticellidae and Ichthyotaeniidae. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 69-87.

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Scientific Name Notes Meggitt (1927) does not explicitly state that this is a new combination, but this is the earliest use of this name we have found.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/20/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

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