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Pithophorus vulpeculae Yamaguti, 1952
Phyllobothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3358
Order Phyllobothriidea
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Genus Pithophorus
Species vulpeculae
Authority Yamaguti, 1952
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
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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 Resembles a species from Baja sequenced by Caira et al. (2014) (Citation No. 6255) from Alopias pelagicus that placed as a close relative of Paraorygmatobothrium.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
09/26/2013Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira

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Genus Vulpecula
Species marina
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Genus Alopias
Species vulpinus
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