Tapeworm Species Details

Plagiotaenia Peters, 1871
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Species ID 6482
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Plagiotaenia
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Authority Peters, 1871
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anoplocephala Blanchard, 1848
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Type Species Plagiotaenia gigantea (Peters, 1856) Peters, 1871
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
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Peters, W. 1871. Note on the Taenia from the rhinoceros lately described by R. J. Murie. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 146-147.

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06/14/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/01/2014Modified
04/24/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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