Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Concepts in Animal Parasitology Textbook
Date of this Version
2024
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
Chapter 30, Concepts in Animal Parasitology, pages 340–346
Textbook
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: Zea Books, 2024
chapter doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap030
Abstract
An overview of the relics of cestode (tapeworm) order “Tetraphyllidea” van Beneden, 1850, parasites found in the spiral intestine and occasionally the stomach of species from all orders of elasmobranch fishes. Includes a discussion of their main morphological characteristics, a description and summary of a representative species, Duplicibothrium cairae Ruhnke et al., 2000, taxonomy, and life cycle.
Chapter 30 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology by Berenice Adán-Torres, Omar Lagunas-Calvo, Brenda Atziri García-García, and Luis García-Prieto. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap030
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