Litobothrium amsichensis
Litobothrium amsichensis is a species of tapeworms from the family Litobothridae.
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| Species: | L. amsichensis |
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| Litobothrium amsichensis Caira & Runkle, 1993 | |
This species was first described (along with Marsupiobothrium gobelinus) from a specimen collected from the spiral valve digestive organ of a goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) caught in New South Wales in Australia.[1]
References
- Caira, J. N.; L. S. Runkle (October 1993). "Two new tapeworms from the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni off Australia". Systematic Parasitology. 26 (2): 81–90. doi:10.1007/BF00009215. ISSN 1573-5192.
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