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Killigrewia Meggitt, 1927
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6287
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Killigrewia
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Authority Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Pseudoaporina Saxena & Baught, 1973; Nepalesia Sharma, 1943; Columbia Srivastava & Capoor, 1966
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Killigrewia frivola Meggitt, 1927
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
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Meggitt, F. J. 1927. Report on a collection of Cestoda, mainly from Egypt. Part I. Families Anoplocephalidae, Davaineidae. Parasitology 19: 314-327.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1994. Family Anoplocephalidae Cholodkovsky, 1902. Keys to the Cestode Parasites of Vertebrates. : 315-366.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonyms according to Beveridge (1994).

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
02/10/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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