Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni
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| Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Amabiliidae |
| Genus: | Joyeuxilepis |
| Species: | J. fuhrmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni (Solomon, 1932) Borgarenko & Gulyaev, 1990 | |
Joyeuxilepis fuhrmanni is a species of tapeworm in the family Amabiliidae.[1]
It was originally described as Tatria fuhrmanni by Solomon in 1932 but was transferred to its current genus in 2003. It is only known from one occurrence, an infected bird, probably a grebe, in Kenya.[2]