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Tetrarhynchus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) van Beneden, 1858
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Species ID 6202
Order Trypanorhyncha
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Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species gigas
Authority (Cuvier, 1817) van Beneden, 1858
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gymnorhynchus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) Rudolphi, 1819
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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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van Beneden, P.-J. 1858. Memoire sur les vers intestinaux. Comptes rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, Paris, Supplement 2: 1-376.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/03/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/06/2015Modified
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
05/04/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
12/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

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