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Phormobothrium Alexander, 1963
Rhinebothriidea: Echeneibothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3525
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Echeneibothriidae
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Genus Phormobothrium
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Authority Alexander, 1963
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species Phormobothrium affine (Olsson, 1866) Alexander, 1963
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Alexander, C. G. 1963. Tetraphyllidean and diphyllidean cestodes of New Zealand selachians. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3: 117-142.

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Scientific Name Notes Determined to be a genus of the Rhinebothriidea by Healy et al (2009) and Ruhnke (2011). May be an Echeneibothrium.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/10/2006 Created
03/11/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

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