Cho·a·no·tae·ni·a in·fun·dib·u·lum

(kō-ā'nō-tē'nē-ă in'fŭn-dib'yū-lŭm),

An important species of cosmopolitan tapeworm of fowl, occurring in the small intestine and transmitted by houseflies and stableflies; related to Dipylidium, the double-pored dog tapeworm.

[G. choanē, a funnel, + L., fr. G. tainia, tapeworm]

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References in periodicals archive

femurrubrum, serve as intermediate hosts of the cosmopolitan poultry tapeworm, Choanotaenia infundibulum (Bloch) (Horsfall, and Jones 1937).

The life history of Choanotaenia infundibulum, a cestode parasitic in chickens.

Medical and veterinary importance of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets (Hexapoda: Orthoptera)

(CASAS et al., 1968), e como hospedeiro intermediario do cestodeo Choanotaenia infundibulum (ELOWI, 1977).

Importance and measures of control for Alphitobius diaperinus in poultry houses/Importancia e medidas de controle para Alphitobius diaperinus em aviarios

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