Echinolepis
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| Echinolepis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Hymenolepididae |
| Genus: | Echinolepis Spasskii & Spasskaya, 1954 |
| Species: | E. carioca |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinolepis carioca (Magelhaes, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Davainea carioca Magelhaes, 1898 | |
Echinolepis is a monotypic genus of flatworms belonging to the family Hymenolepididae. The only species is Echinolepis carioca.[1]
The species is found in Europe, Northern America.[2]