Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) Legendre, 1924
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6035
Order Trypanorhyncha
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Genus Anthocephalus
Species gigas
Authority (Cuvier, 1817) Legendre, 1924
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gymnorhynchus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) Rudolphi, 1819
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Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Cuvier, G. 1817. Le regne animal distribue d’apres son organisation pour servir de base a l”Histoire naturelle des animaux et d’introduction a l’anatomie comparee. , Paris, 255 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes Original name mentioned on page 48 of Cuvier (1817).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/27/2010 Created B. Barbeau
04/29/2015Modified
05/19/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/23/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/28/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

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