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Cathetocephalus Dailey & Overstreet, 1973
Cathetocephalidea: Cathetocephalidae
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Species ID 38
Order Cathetocephalidea
Family Cathetocephalidae
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Genus Cathetocephalus
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Authority Dailey & Overstreet, 1973
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species Cathetocephalus thatcheri Dailey & Overstreet, 1973
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Dailey, M. D. and R. M. Overstreet. 1973. Cathetocephalus thatcheri gen. et sp. n. (Tetraphyllidea: Cathetocephalidae fam. n.) from the bull shark: A species demonstrating multistrobilization. Journal of Parasitology 59: 469-473.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/10/2006 Created J. N. Caira
04/14/2011Modified
12/16/2015Modified
01/07/2016Modified
02/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

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