Raillietina (redirected from Raillietina ransomi)

Raillietina

a genus of cyclophyllidean tapeworms containing a very large number of species, many of them uncommon. In the family Davaineidae.

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Raillietina cesticillus

common in domestic poultry.

Raillietina echinobothrida

a common finding in the small intestine of chickens and turkeys.

Raillietina georgiensis

found in domestic and wild turkeys.

Raillietina magninumida

found in guinea fowl.

Raillietina ransomi

found in domestic and wild turkey.

Raillietina tetragona

found in the posterior small intestine of many birds including domestic fowls.

Raillietina williamsi

found in wild turkey.