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Crossobothrium prionacis (Yamaguti, 1934) Williams, 1968
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3082
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Crossobothrium
Species prionacis
Authority (Yamaguti, 1934) Williams, 1968
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium prionacis (Yamaguti, 1934) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms Phyllobothrium prionacis Yamaguti, 1934; Paraorygmatobothrium prionacis (Yamaguti, 1934) Ruhnke, 1996
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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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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Williams, H. H. 1968. The taxonomy, ecology and host-specificity of some Phyllobothriidae (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea), a critical revision of Phyllobothrium Beneden, 1949 and comments on some allied genera. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 253(786): 231-307.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/12/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
02/10/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/11/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/02/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/15/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Prionace
Species glauca
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Prionace
Species glauca
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Pacific coast
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype and paratypes in collection of S. Yamaguti
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.