Tatria duodecacantha is a species of tapeworm in the family Amabiliidae.[2] It infects the pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps podiceps).[1]
| Tatria duodecacantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Amabiliidae |
| Genus: | Tatria |
| Species: | T. duodecacantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Tatria duodecacantha (Olsen, 1939)[1]
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Tatria duodecacantha was discovered in 1939 in Iowa[1] but has also been reported from pied-billed grebes in Oklahoma.[3]
Morphologically, Tatria duodecacantha differs from other Tatria species by the number and shape of the rostellar hooks. It typically has 12 rostellar hooks but the number can vary. Around one in five worms has a different number of hooks, ranging from at least 10-13 hooks.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Olsen, O. W. (1939). "Tatria duodecacantha, a New Species of Cestode (Amabiliidae Braun, 1900) from the Piedbilled Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps podiceps (Linn.))". The Journal of Parasitology. 25 (6): 495–499. doi:10.2307/3272337. JSTOR 3272337.
- ^ "Tatria duodecacantha Olsen, 1939". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Schultz, Richard. L. (1940). "Some Observations on the Amabiliid Cestode, Tatria duodecacantha Olsen, 1939". The Journal of Parasitology. 26 (2): 101–103. doi:10.2307/3272375. JSTOR 3272375.
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