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Fossor Honess, 1937
Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9431
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Taeniidae
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Genus Fossor
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Authority Honess, 1937
Taxonomic Status Homonym
Valid Name Taenia Linnaeus, 1758
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Type Species Fossor angertrudae Honess, 1937, syn. Taenia taxidiensis Skinker, 1935
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
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Honess, R. F. 1937. Un nouveau cestode: Fossor angertrudae n. g., n. sp. du blaireau d'Amerique Taxidea taxus taxus (Schreber 1778). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparee 15: 363-366.

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Redescription

Yamaguti, S. 1959. Systema Helminthum. Vol. II. The Cestodes of Vertebrates. Keigaku Publishing House, Tokyo, 860 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes Fossor Honess, 1937 is a junior homonym of Fossor Lichtenstein, 1844 (see Verster 1969).

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/27/2012 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
05/11/2016ModifiedN. Arisco
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
05/04/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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