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Neogymnorhynchus platycephali Bilqees & Shah, 1982
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4719
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Neogymnorhynchus
Species platycephali
Authority Bilqees & Shah, 1982
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name Pterobothrium heteracanthum Diesing, 1850
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Citation(s)

Bilqees, F. M. and M. Shah. 1982. Neogymnorhynchus platycephali, new genus and new species (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha: Gymnorhynchidae) from the fish Platycephalus scaber (L.) of Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 14: 129-132.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Palm (2004) listed this species a s a synonym of Pterobothrium heteracanthum, but the description is so poor that it could equally be P. acanthotruncatum

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Platycephalus
Species scaber
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
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Additional Host(s)
Site in Host ?body cavity
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Karachi
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Specimens

Type Material not known
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.