Cloacotaeniella tringae n. gen., n. sp. (Cestoidea: Hymenolepididae) from a redshanks, Tringa, totanus (Charadriiformes) in Israel

Cloacotaeniella n. gen. is similar to Cloacotaenia Wolffhugel, 1938, but differs in possessing a spinous accessory sac attached to the vagina, in lacking a male gonopore and an apical organ on the scolex, and in having an extensive, irregular uterus. The type species, C. tringae n. sp. was found in...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 1988-10, Vol.74 (5), p.868-869
Main Authors: Schmidt, G.D, Bauerele, S.R, Wertheim, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANATOMIA ANIMAL
ANATOMIE ANIMALE
ANIMAL ANATOMY
Birds
Canals
CESTODE
CESTODES
CESTODOS
CHARADRIIFORMES
GENERA
Genitalia
GENRE
ISRAEL
Ovaries
Seminal vesicles
TAXA
TAXON
Taxonomy and Systematics
Testes
Uterus
Vagina
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Summary:Cloacotaeniella n. gen. is similar to Cloacotaenia Wolffhugel, 1938, but differs in possessing a spinous accessory sac attached to the vagina, in lacking a male gonopore and an apical organ on the scolex, and in having an extensive, irregular uterus. The type species, C. tringae n. sp. was found in a charadriiform bird, Tringa totanus, in Israel.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3282268