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Meggittina Lynsdale, 1953
Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 386
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Catenotaeniidae
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Genus Meggittina
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Authority Lynsdale, 1953
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Rajotaenia Wertheim, 1954
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Meggittina baeri Lynsdale, 1953
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
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Lynsdale, J. A. 1953. On a remarkable new cestode, Meggittina baeri gen. et sp. nov. (Anoplocephalinae) from rodents in Southern Rhodesia. Journal of Helminthology 27: 129-142.

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Redescription

Tenora, F., S. Mas-Coma, E. Murai, and C. Feliu. 1980. The system of cestodes of the suborder Catenotaeniata Spassky, 1963. Parasitologica Hungarica 13: 39-57.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/05/2006 Created Healy, Georgiev , V. K. Haukisa
11/21/2014Modified
09/22/2016ModifiedA. Phillips
04/26/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/19/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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Type Material Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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