Schistocephalus

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Schistocephalus
Drawing of the life cycle of Schistocephalus solidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Diphyllobothriidea
Family: Diphyllobothriidae
Genus: Schistocephalus
Creplin, 1829

Schistocephalus is a genus of tapeworm of fish, fish-eating birds and rodents.

Diversity

Three species of Schistocephalus have been described;[1]

Schistocephalus

S. cotti Chubb, 2006

S. pungitii Dubinina, 1959

S. solidus (Müller, 1776)

References

  1. S2CID 6046469
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