Family CARYOPHYLLAEIDAE Leuckart, 1878
Introduction
This relatively large and widespread family, currently comprising 20 genera (Mackiewicz 1994), is represented in Australia by three species from two genera found in the dewfish or catfish Tandanus tandanus in the Murray Darling River system.
The family Caryophyllaeidae is characterised by the occurence of the vitellarium and testes internal to the longitudinal muscles and in the Australian genera by a V-shaped ovary and the structure of the scolex (Mackiewicz 1994).
General References
Mackiewicz, J.S. 1994. Order Caryophyllidea van Beneden in Carus, 1863. pp. 21-43 in Khalil, L.F., Jones, A. & Bray, R.A. (eds). Keys to the Cestode Parasites of Vertebrates. Wallingford, UK : Commonwealth Agriculture Bureaux International 751 pp.
Schmidt, G.D. 1986. Handbook of Tapeworm Identification. Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press 675 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |