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Platybothrium Linton, 1890
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Species ID 3513
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
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Genus Platybothrium
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Authority Linton, 1890
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Dicranobothrium Euzet, 1953
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Type Species Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890
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Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/10/2006 Created
01/02/2014Modified
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/11/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/16/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica

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