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Phrixocephalus vipereus Shiino, 1956

AphiaID

354775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:354775)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Phrixocephalus Wilson C.B., 1908

Original name

Phrixocephalus vipereus Shiino, 1956

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Shiino, S.M. (1956). Copepods parasitic on Japanese fishes. 11. Genus Prixocephalus. Report of the Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie 2(2):242-267, figs. 1-14, pl. 1. (30-ix-1956) [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Phrixocephalus vipereus Shiino, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=354775 on 2026-07-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 14:41:49Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Shiino, S.M. (1956). Copepods parasitic on Japanese fishes. 11. Genus Prixocephalus. Report of the Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie 2(2):242-267, figs. 1-14, pl. 1. (30-ix-1956) [details] Available for editors

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Definitions

Language	Name
Japanese	メドゥーサノミダレガミ	[details]

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phrixocephalus vipereus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)

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Phrixocephalus vipereus Shiino, 1956

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