''Schistocephalus'' is a genus of
tapeworm
Eucestoda, commonly referred to as tapeworms, is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass is Cestodaria). Larvae have six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the ten-hooked Cestodar ...
of fish, fish-eating birds and rodents.
Diversity
Three species of ''Schistocephalus'' have been described;
References
Cestoda genera
Parasitic helminths of fish
Parasites of birds
Parasites of rodents
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