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Ruhnkecestus Caira & Durkin, 2006
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Species ID 5660
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
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Genus Ruhnkecestus
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Authority Caira & Durkin, 2006
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium
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Type Species Ruhnkecestus latipi Caira & Durkin, 2006
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Caira, J. N. and S. Durkin. 2006. A new genus and species of Tetraphyllidean cestode from the spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Malaysian Borneo. Comparative Parasitology 73(1): 42-48.

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09/24/2009 Created B. Barbeau
04/14/2011Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/26/2020ModifiedJ. Caira

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