Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Cestoda > Subclass Nephroposticophora > Subclass Eucestoda > Order Rhinebothriidea > Family Anthocephaliidae > Genus Anthocephalum

Anthocephalum gracile (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

AnthocephalumLinton, 1890accepted genus name
Alveobothrium Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2018 synonym

Species group names

Phyllobothrium gracile Wedl, 1855 synonym

Literature

additional source

Özer, A. (2021). Checklist of Marine, Freshwater, and Aquarium Fish Parasites in Turkey. Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 62, Istanbul, Turkey,. 311 pp.

redescription

Ruhnke, T. R. (1994). Resurrection of Anthocephalum Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) and taxonomic information on five proposed members. Systematic Parasitology. 29(3): 159-176.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Anthocephalum gracile (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287686

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2018-07-21 by David Gibson

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