Biology:Confluaria furcifera

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Short description: Species of flatworm

Confluaria furcifera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Hymenolepididae
Genus: Confluaria
Species:
C. furcifera
Binomial name
Confluaria furcifera
(Krabbe, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Dubininolepis furcifera (Krabbe, 1869)
  • Taenia furcifera Krabbe, 1869

Confluaria furcifera is an endoparasitic tapeworm which infects grebes in the Holarctic. It is common in the horned grebe in Lake Mývatn, Iceland[1] and it has been reported from the great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus australis) in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2660571 entry