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Anantrum Overstreet, 1968
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5836
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
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Genus Anantrum
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Authority Overstreet, 1968
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Acompsocephalum Rees, 1969
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Anantrum tortum (Linton, 1905) Overstreet, 1968
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Overstreet, R. M. 1968. Parasites of the inshore lizardfish, Synodus foetens, from south Florida, including a description of a new genus of cestoda. Bulletin of Marine Science 18(2): 444-470.

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Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, and R. A. Bray. 2008. Revision of the order Bothriocephalidea Kuchta, Scholz, Brabec & Bray, 2008 (Eucestoda) with amended generic diagnoses and keys to families and genera. Systematic Parasitology 71: 81-136.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/05/2010 Created B. Barbeau
06/23/2014Modified
09/10/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
09/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

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