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

Species ID 6288
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Killigrewia
Species frivola
Authority Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Killigrewia delafondi (Railliet, 1892) Yamaguti, 1959
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Type Species Yes
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Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

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
Scientific Name Notes Synonymy according to Spasskii (1951).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
08/21/2014Modified
04/16/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/10/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

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Host Notes Host unknown, because "Label illegible".

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Country Egypt
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.