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Gastrolecithus Yamaguti, 1952
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Species ID 3544
Order Tetraphyllidea
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Genus Gastrolecithus
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Authority Yamaguti, 1952
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dinobothrium Linton, 1922
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Type Species Gastrolecithus planus (Lintion, 1922) Yamaguti, 1952
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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 Ruhnke (2011) considered this genus incertae sedis with respect to the Phyllobothriidae.

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09/10/2006 Created
09/26/2013Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira

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