Mesocestoididae

Family of flatworms

Mesocestoididae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Mesocestoididae
Genera
  • Mesocestoides
  • Mesogyna

Mesocestoididae is a family of Cestoda (tapeworms) in the order Cyclophyllidea. Members of this family are gut parasites of small mammals and occasionally birds.[1]

Genera

Two genera are recognised, Mesocestoides and Mesogyna.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bowman, Anastasia (16 June 2014). "The Mesocestoididae". AAV. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Mesocestoididae
  • Wikidata: Q21328540
  • Wikispecies: Mesocestoididae
  • BOLD: 32402
  • Fauna Europaea: 16202
  • Fauna Europaea (new): 64963ea2-91ba-477d-b52c-8f74f95eef67
  • GBIF: 4282351
  • IRMNG: 110579
  • ITIS: 57383
  • NBN: NHMSYS0000079719
  • NCBI: 53466
  • Plazi: FB618905-FFE9-6A1D-999C-99E15437FB09
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