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Moniezia
Sign in to saveMoniezia a genus of tapeworms that are parasitic in mammals, including sheep, goat and cattle. It comprises four known species such as M. expansa, M. benedeni, M. autumnalis and M. baeri. M. expansa is the most well known species within the genus because of its high prevalence. Members of the genus are among the largest cestodes reaching up to 10 m in length. They inhabit the small intestine of mammalian host. Their life cycle is indirect requiring intermediate host, which are oribatid mites. They are characterized by the presence of interproglottid glands.
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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Moniezia, and connects out to Animalia, cattle and sheep.
Vinony files it under Cestoda genera, Eucestoda and Parasitic animals of mammals.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassCestoda
- OrderCyclophyllidea
- FamilyAnoplocephalidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 533
- With media
- 68
- Family
- Anoplocephalidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Anoplocephalidae
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Moniezia a genus of tapeworms that are parasitic in mammals, including sheep, goat and cattle. It comprises four known species such as M. expansa, M. benedeni, M. autumnalis and M. baeri. M. expansa is the most well known species within the genus because of its high prevalence. Members of the genus are among the largest cestodes reaching up to 10 m in length. They inhabit the small intestine of mammalian host. Their life cycle is indirect requiring intermediate host, which are oribatid mites. They are characterized by the presence of interproglottid glands.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moniezia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.