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Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni

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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

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

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

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  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.