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Anthobothrium parvum Yamaguti, 1934
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2982
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthobothrium
Species parvum
Authority Yamaguti, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium exiguum (Yamaguti, 1935) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms Anthobothrium exiguum Yamaguti, 1935; Paraorygmatobothrium exiguum Yamaguti, 1935
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Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1934. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 4. Cestodes of fishes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 1-112.

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Scientific Name Notes Yamaguti (1935) proposed the name Anthobothrium exiguum to replace Anthobothrium parvum Yamaguti, 1934 which was preoccupied by A. parvum Stossich, 1895 regarded by Southwell to be a synonym of A. cornucopia Van Beneden, 1850 t

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/05/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Genus Alopias
Species vulpinus
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Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
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Specimens

Type Material type material in Yamaguti’s collection at Meguro Museum, Meguro, Japan
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.