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The Cestode Proteocephalus varius (Beddard)
Author(s) -
Baylis H. A.
Publication year - 1944
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1944.tb00227.x
Subject(s) - cestoda , zoology , biology , synonym (taxonomy) , life history , ecology , helminths , genus
Summary. Proteocephalus varius (Beddard, 1913) is redescribed from specimens obtained from Varanus komodoensis , and P. sandgroundi Carter, 1943, is regarded as a synonym of it. An unsuccessful attempt to elucidate the life‐history of the species is described.