Lanfrediella amphicirrus gen. nov. sp. nov. Nematotaeniidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea), a tapeworm parasite of Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Amphibia: Bufonidae)

Lanfrediella amphicirrus gen. nov. sp. nov. Nematotaeniidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea), a tapeworm parasite of Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Amphibia: Bufonidae)

The family Nematotaeniidae, tapeworms commonly found in the small intestines of amphibians and reptiles, includes 27 recognised species distributed among four genera: Bitegmen Jones, Cylindrotaenia Jewell, Distoichometra Dickey and Nematotaenia Lühe. The taxonomy of these cestodes is poorly defined,...

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Main Authors: Francisco Tiago de Vasconcelos Melo, Elane Guerreiro Giese, Adriano Penha Furtado, Maurílio José Soares, Evonnildo Costa Gonçalves, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Jeannie Nascimento dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Cestoda
Nematotaeniidae
3D reconstruction
Rhinella marina
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