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Thysanocephalum Linton, 1890
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Species ID 3580
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
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Genus Thysanocephalum
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Authority Linton, 1890
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Myzocephalus Shipley & Hornell, 1906
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Type Species Thysanocephalum crispum (Linton, 1889) 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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Scientific Name Notes Linton included ONLY a description of a species he referred to as "Thysanocephalum crispum Lt." (pg. 823) after the diagnosis of "Thysanocephalum, gen. nov.". He included "Phyllobothrium thysanocephalum Lt." in smaller letters below the heading for T. crispum.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/10/2006 Created B. Barbeau
02/03/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira

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