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Flexiphallus electronus Protasova & Parukhin, 1986
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7559
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Flexiphallus
Species electronus
Authority Protasova & Parukhin, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Probothriocephalus electronus (Protasova & Parukhin, 1986) Bray, Jones, & Andersen, 1994
Synonyms
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Type Species
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Citation(s)

Protasova, E. N. and A. M. Parukhin. 1986. New genera and species of cestodes (Pseudophyllidea, Amphicotylidae) from marine fishes [in Russian]. Parazitologiya 20(4): 278-287.

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Scientific Name Notes -synonymised by Bray et at. (1994) and confirmed by Kuchta et al. (2008)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
03/31/2016ModifiedR. Salamatin
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/29/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/01/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Myctophiformes
Host Family Myctophidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Electrona
Species paucirastra
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Electrona
Species paucirastra
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host pyloric caeca, intestines
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -areas of the African-Antarctic and West Indian ridges

Specimens

Type Material - GELAN No. 670 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.