Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3333 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Lacistorhynchidae |
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| Genus | Phyllobothrium |
| Species | rudicornis |
| Authority | (Drummond, 1839) Ronald, 1959 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Anthocephalus rudicornis Drummond, 1839 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Drummond, J. L. 1839. Notices of Irish entozoa. The Magazine of Natural History n.s. v. 3: 227-230. (6517) |
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| Scientific Name Notes | Anthocephalus Rudophi, 1819 is a genus within the Trypanorhyncha. The illustrations and description of Drummond (1839) are suggestive of a trypanorhynch. Ruhnke (2011) considered the species a species inquirendum. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 06/18/2014 | Modified | |
| 06/05/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 04/28/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 12/22/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Anthocephalus rudicornis, Drum. (a), portion of the intestine with the attached tumors containing the Anthocephalus. (b), the Entozoon as it appeared when first removed from a tumor. (c), a protruded rostellum. (d, e) magnified view of the Anthocephalus when compressed, the head and neck protruding 

