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Metroliasthes coturnix Sawada & Funabashi, 1972
Cyclophyllidea: Paruterinidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9208
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Paruterinidae
Subfamily
Genus Metroliasthes
Species coturnix
Authority Sawada & Funabashi, 1972
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Sawada, I. and F. Funabashi. 1972. A new avian cestode, Metroliasthes coturnix n. sp. from the intestine of a Japanese quail, with an avian cestode from a macow. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 21(6): 395-399.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/23/2012 Created B. Barbeau
01/04/2013Modified
08/08/2017ModifiedA. Phillips

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Genus Coturnix
Species coturnix
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Type Locality

Country Japan
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.