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Acompsocephalum Rees, 1969
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7177
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
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Genus Acompsocephalum
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Authority Rees, 1969
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anantrum Overstreet, 1968
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Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Rees, G. 1969. Cestodes from Bermuda fishes and an account of Acompsocephalum tortum (Linton, 1905) gen. nov. from the lizard fish Synodus intermedius (Agassiz). Parasitology 59: 519-548.

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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
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/21/2014Modified
09/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

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