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Ophryocotyle brasiliensis Mahon, 1957
Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 548
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Davaineidae
Subfamily
Genus Ophryocotyle
Species brasiliensis
Authority Mahon, 1957
Taxonomic Status
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Citation(s)

Mahon, J. 1957. Ophryocotyle brasiliensis sp. nov. (Davaineidae) from Hoploxypterus cayanus (Lath.). Canadian Journal of Zoology 35: 279-282.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2004 Created Jensen, Nikolov
02/16/2010Modified

Type Host

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Genus Hoploxypterus
Species cayanus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.