Order Pseudophyllidea Subfamily Schistocephalinae Higher classification Schistocephalinae | Phylum Platyhelminthes Family Schistocephalidae Scientific name Schistocephalus Rank Genus | |
Similar Schistocephalus solidus, Tapeworms, Pseudophyllidea, Gasterosteus, Ligula intestinalis | ||
Schistocephalus solidus life cycle
Schistocephalus is a genus of tapeworm of fish, fish-eating birds and rodents. It includes Schistocephalus solidus, a common hermaphroditic parasite of fish and fish-eating water birds.
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Schistocephalus solidus procercoid
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