Biology:Tatria azerbaijanica

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Short description: Species of Cestoda

Tatria azerbaijanica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Amabiliidae
Genus: Tatria
Species:
T. azerbaijanica
Binomial name
Tatria azerbaijanica
Matevosyan & Sailov 1963

Tatria azerbaijanica is a species of tapeworm in the family Amabiliidae.[1] It was discovered in Azerbaijan from where it gets its name. It infects the great crested grebe and the little grebe.[2]

It resembles Tatria acanthorhyncha, Tatria decacantha and Tatria skrjabini but differs from the in a number of characteristics, including having only 8 rows of spines beneath the rostellar hooks, in the shape and length of its hooks, and it has a spined cirrus and unarmed sucker.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q61563777 entry