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Heterobothrium lineatus Morsy, Saady, Abdel-Ghaffar, Bashtar, Mehlhorn, Al Quraishy & Adel, 2012

AphiaID

1475990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1475990)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet (Malformed suffix)

Accepted name

Heterobothrium lineatum Morsy, Saady, Abdel-Gaffar, Bashtar, Melhorn, Al Quraishy & Adel, 2012 accepted as Heterobothrium fluviatile Euzet & Birgi, 1975

Rank

Species

Parent

Heterobothrium Cerfontaine, 1895

Original name

Heterobothrium lineatus Morsy, Saady, Abdel-Ghaffar, Bashtar, Mehlhorn, Al Quraishy & Adel, 2012

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Heterobothrium lineatus Morsy, Saady, Abdel-Ghaffar, Bashtar, Mehlhorn, Al Quraishy & Adel, 2012. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1475990 on 2026-10-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2021-01-12 11:00:38Z

created

Gibson, David

2026-04-06 18:30:51Z

changed

Gibson, David

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Nomenclature

basis of record Acosta, A. A.; Smit, N. J. (2021). A first for Southern Africa: description of a new Heterobothrium (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) parasitizing the evileye pufferfish Amblyrhynchotes honckenii (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). <em>Parasitology Research.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06960-5 [details]

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Heterobothrium lineatus Morsy, Saady, Abdel-Ghaffar, Bashtar, Mehlhorn, Al Quraishy & Adel, 2012

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