Redescription of Monorcholepis dujardini (Krabbe, 1869) and M. passerellae (Webster, 1952) Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: (Aploparaksidae) in passerine birds from the Holarctic Region

• Main Authors: Bondarenko, Svetlana, Komisarovas, Jurijus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Sp-n; Alaska; Douglas Island; Mayhew; Menda; Barrow; Chukotka; Point Barrow
• Online Access: http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5718948&prefLang=en_US

Two species of avian tapeworms, Monorcholcpis dujardini (Krabbe, 1869) and M. passerellae (Webster, 1952), of the cyclophyllidean family Aploparaksidae Mayhew, 1925 (earlier included in the Hyinenolepididae) are redescribed. Relative to congeners, the morphology of the strobila of both species shows...