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 centrurum (Southwell, 1925) 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

Anthocephalum gracile Linton, 1890 synonym
Phyllobothrium centrurum Southwell, 1925 synonym

Literature

basis of record

Jensen, K. 2009. Cestoda (Platyhelminthes) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 487–522 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

new combination reference

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 centrurum (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke, 1994. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419254

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2022-10-14 by Rod Bray

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