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Probothriocephalus Campbell, 1979
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7808
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
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Genus Probothriocephalus
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Authority Campbell, 1979
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Flexiphallus Protasova & Parukhin, 1986; Heterovitellus Protasova & Parukhin, 1986; Partitiotestis Protasova & Parukhin, 1986
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Probothriocephalus muelleri Campbell, 1979
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Campbell, R. A. 1979. Two new genera of pseudophyllidean cestodes from deep sea fishes. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 41(1): 74-78.

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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
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
06/24/2014Modified
09/24/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
01/28/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/09/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

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