title: Parabothriocephalus sagitticeps (Sleggs 1927) comb. n. (Cestoda: Parabothriocephalidae) from Sebastes paucispinis of southern and central California.
abstract: Parabothriocephalus sagitticeps (Sleggs 1927) from Sebastes paucispinis is redescribed and given a generic reassignment. The new combination is based on the dorsal, submarginal genital attrium and tests arrangement. The tapeworm prevalence was 84% of 354 rockfish in the coastal waters of Southern and Central California.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002140:California; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*