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The systematic status of the tapeworm Proteocephalus pollanicola Gresson, 1952, a parasite of pollan Coregonus autumnalis pollan Thompson, was evaluated on the basis of freshly collected material from the type-locality (Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland). Comparison of morphological, biometrical and DNA data (RAPD method) from P. pollanicola and from P. exiguus La Rue, 1911, a very common parasite of coregonid fish, did not find any substantial differences between them to confirm the validity of P. pollanicola. Accordingly, P. pollanicola is considered to be a synonym of P. exiguus, a widely distributed parasite in the Holarctic.
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Scholz, T., Hanzelová, V., Králová, I. et al. Synonymy of shape Proteocephalus pollanicola Gresson, 1952 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), a parasite of pollan, shape Coregonus autumnalis pollan, with shape P. exiguus La Rue, 1911. Syst Parasitol 40, 35–41 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005939019567
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