Diphyllobothriidae

Diphyllobothriidae
	Fish tapeworm
Systematics
without rank:	Primordial mouths (protostomia)
Trunk :	Flatworms (Plathelminthes)
Class :	Tapeworms (Cestoda)
Subclass :	True tapeworms (Eucestoda)
Order :	Diphyllobothriidea
Family :	Diphyllobothriidae
Scientific name
	Diphyllobothriidae
	Lühe , 1910

The Diphyllobothriidae (from ancient Greek di- 'double', phyllon 'leaf' and bothros 'pit') are a family of true tapeworms, the most famous representative of which is the fish tapeworm . They were originally classified in the order of the Pseudophyllidea , but in the more recent literature in the Diphyllobothridea .

The flattened, leaf-shaped scolex has two suction pits (bothria). A clearly segmented body adjoins the neck. The genital openings are in the middle of the underside of the respective proglottis .

The typical development cycle shows a host change . The first intermediate host is molluscs , the second fish . Final hosts are fish-eating reptiles, birds, and mammals.

literature

Oliver Wilford Olsen: Animal Parasites: Their Life Cycles and Ecology . Courier Corporation, 1974, ISBN 9780486651262 , p. 340.

Individual evidence

^ Richard Lucius, Brigitte Loos-Frank: Biology of Parasites . Springer-Verlag, 2008, ISBN 9783540377092 , p. 322.

Web links

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[1] Richard Lucius, Brigitte Loos-Frank: Biology of Parasites . Springer-Verlag, 2008, ISBN 9783540377092 , p. 322.