Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni

Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni is a species of tapeworm in the family Amabiliidae.[1]

Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Amabiliidae
Genus: Joyeuxilepis
Species:
J. fuhrmanni
Binomial name
Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni
(Solomon, 1932) Borgarenko & Gulyaev, 1990

It was originally described as Tatria fuhrmanni by Solomon in 1932 but was transferred to its current genus in 2003. It is only known from one occurrence, an infected bird, probably a grebe, in Kenya.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ Vasileva, Gergana P.; Gibson, David I.; Bray, Rodney A. (2003). "Taxonomic revision of Joyeuxilepis Spassky, 1947 (Cestoda: Amabiliidae): redescriptions of J. acanthorhyncha (Wedl, 1855) and J. fuhrmanni (Solomon, 1932), a key and a new generic diagnosis" (PDF). Systematic Parasitology. 56 (3): 219–233. doi:10.1023/B:SYPA.0000003810.11861.42. PMID 14707508. S2CID 5774349.