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Phyllobothrium van Beneden, 1850
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Species ID 3553
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
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Genus Phyllobothrium
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Authority van Beneden, 1850
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Anthocephalum Linton, 1890; Bilocularia Obersteiner, 1914; Calyptrobothrium Monticelli, 1893; Crossobothrium Linton, 1889
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Phyllobothrium lactuca van Beneden, 1849
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van Beneden, P.-J. 1850. Les helminthes cestoïdes, considérés sous le rapport de leurs métamorphoses, de leur composition anatomique et de leur classification, et mention de quelques espèces nouvelles de nos poissons plagiostomes. Bulletins de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et Beaux-Arts de Belgique 16(Part 2): 269-282.

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Scientific Name Notes Van Beneden (1849) was first to use the name Phyllobothrium; the diagnosis presented at that time was brief; Van Beneden presented a more complete diagnosis of this genus in 1850

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/10/2006 Created B. Barbeau
01/02/2014Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/18/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

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