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Marsupiobothrium alopias Yamaguti, 1952
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3178
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Marsupiobothrium
Species alopias
Authority Yamaguti, 1952
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium alopias (Yamaguti, 1952) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
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Yamaguti, S. 1952. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of fishes, II. Acta Medicinae Okayama 8: 1-76.

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Scientific Name Notes type specimens in Yamaguti’s personal collection

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
09/26/2013Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
07/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/09/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/13/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Genus Alopias
Species vulpinus
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Genus Alopias
Species vulpinus
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