Tatria azerbaijanica

Species of Cestoda

Tatria azerbaijanica

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Platyhelminthes
Class:  | Cestoda
Order:  | Cyclophyllidea
Family:  | Amabiliidae
Genus:  | Tatria
Species:  |

T. azerbaijanica

Binomial name
Tatria azerbaijanica

Matevosyan & Sailov 1963

Tatria azerbaijanica is a species of tapeworm in the family Amabiliidae.[1] It was discovered in Azerbaijan from where it gets its name. It infects the great crested grebe and the little grebe.[2]

It resembles Tatria acanthorhyncha, Tatria decacantha and Tatria skrjabini but differs from the in a number of characteristics, including having only 8 rows of spines beneath the rostellar hooks, in the shape and length of its hooks, and it has a spined cirrus and unarmed sucker.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Tatria azerbaijanica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
2. ^ a b Matevosyan, M.E.; Sailov, D.I. (1963). "Tatria azerbaijanica n.sp. from grebes of the Kyzyl-Agachsk State Reserve". Trudy Mes. Inst. Gel'mint. 10: 8–11.

Taxon identifiers

Tatria azerbaijanica|

* Wikidata: Q61563777
* CoL: 54Z3V
* GBIF: 7010918
* IRMNG: 11551770
* Open Tree of Life: 5137693
* WoRMS: 836274