Pristiorhynchus

Pristiorhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Order:	Trypanorhyncha
Family:	Otobothriidae
Genus:	Pristiorhynchus; Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013
Species:	P. palmi
Binomial name
	Pristiorhynchus palmi; Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013

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

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

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[schaeffer-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. hdl:11343/282784. PMID 23299749.