Pristiorhynchus is a genus of tapeworm, currently containing a single species, Pristiorhynchus palmi.[1]
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| Genus: | Pristiorhynchus Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013
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| Species: | P. palmi
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| Pristiorhynchus palmi Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013
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Etymology edit
The generic name is derived from its host group, Pristidae. The specific epithet is in honor of Professor H. W. Palm, "in recognition of his contribution to the systematics of trypanorhynch cestodes."[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Schaeffner; Beveridge (2013). "Pristiorhynchus palmi n. g., n. sp. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from sawfishes (Pristidae) off Australia, with redescriptions and new records of six species of the Otobothrioidea Dollfus, 1942". Systematic Parasitology. 84 (2): 97–121. doi:10.1007/s11230-012-9391-6. hdl:11343/282784. PMID 23299749.
External links edit
Data related to Pristiorhynchus at Wikispecies
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