Family TRIAENOPHORIDAE Lönnberg, 1889
Introduction
Triaenophorid cestodes exhibit the principal characteristics of pseudophyllideans but the genital pores are marginal. The uterine pore remains ventral and median. Vitelline follicles are scattered. These parasites are found in the intestine of marine and freshwater teleosts (Bray et al. 1994).
The Australian fauna is extrememely poorly known. The two recognised species occur as intestinal parasites of cosmopolitan pelagic teleosts.
General References
Bray, R.A., Jones. A. & Andersen, K.I. 1994. Order Pseudophyllidea Carus, 1863. pp. 205-247 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.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 06-Feb-2014 | 20-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |