Biology:Pristiorhynchus
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Short description: Genus of flatworms
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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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Pristiorhynchus is a genus of tapeworm, currently containing a single species, Pristiorhynchus palmi.[1]
Etymology
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. PMID 23299749.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q16939097 entry
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