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Neobothriocephalus aspinosus Mateo & Bullock, 1966

platelminto, flatworm

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Class
Cestoda

Order
Bothriocephalidea

Family
Echinophallidae

Genus
Neobothriocephalus

Species
aspinosus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Mateo, E. Bullock, W.L. (1966) Neobothriocephalus aspinosus gen. et sp. n. (Pseudophyllidea: Parabothriocephalidae), from the Peruvian marine fish, Neptomenus crassus. Journal of Parasitology 52(6): 1070-1073.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Neobothriocephalus aspinosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9699. Accessed 5 November 2026.