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Heptamegacanthus niekerki
Spencer Jones, 1990
GBIF:148672422
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ABOUT
Descriptions(1)
Heptamegacanthus niekerki Spencer Jones, 1990 (type species)
Host.
Chrysospalax trevelyani ( Günther, 1875) (Giant Golden Mole) ( Chrysochloridae) (type host).
Locality.
Nqadu Forest, Transkei, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (type locality) (Spencer Jones 1990).
Type specimens.
Holotype male BMNH 1988.2480; allotype female BMNH 1988.2481; paratypes BMNH 1988.2482-2491.
Halajian, Ali, Smales, Lesley R., Tavakol, Sareh, Smit, Nico J., Wilmien J. Luus-Powell, (2018): Checklist of acanthocephalan parasites of South Africa. ZooKeys 789: 1-18, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.789.27710, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.789.27710Pensoft via PlaziNo known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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CLASSIFICATION
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AnimaliaAcanthocephalaArchiacanthocephalaOligacanthorhynchidaOligacanthorhynchidaeHeptamegacanthusHeptamegacanthus niekerki