Biology:Confluaria islandica
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Short description: Species of flatworm
Confluaria islandica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Cestoda |
Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
Family: | Hymenolepididae |
Genus: | Confluaria |
Species: | C. islandica
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Binomial name | |
Confluaria islandica Vasileva, Skirnisson & Georgiev, 2008
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Confluaria islandica is an endoparasitic tapeworm which infects the small intestine of the horned grebe. It has only been found in Lake Mývatn, Iceland[1] and as of 2021 remains endemic to Iceland.
References
- ↑ Vasileva, Gergana B-P.; Skirnisson, Karl; Georgiev, Boyko B. (2008). "Cestodes of the horned grebe Podiceps auritus (L.) (Aves: Podicipedidae) from Lake Myvatn, Iceland, with the description of Confluaria islandica n. sp. (Hymenolepididae)". Systematic Parasitology 69 (1): 51–58. doi:10.1007/s11230-007-9110-x. PMID 18030602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-007-9110-x.
Wikidata ☰ Q112176322 entry
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