Matrotrophy, the continuous extra‐vitelline supply of nutrients from the parent to the progeny
during gestation, is one of the masterpieces of nature, contributing to offspring fitness and …

This review brings together decades of work on elasmobranch tapeworms. The field has
advanced significantly over the past 20 yr, with an emphasis on the discovery and …

Abstract Broad tapeworms (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) are the principal agents of
widespread food-borne cestodosis. Diphyllobothriosis and diplogonoporosis, caused by …

Novel molecular data are presented to resolve the long-standing issue of the non-
monophyly of the elasmobranch-hosted tapeworm order Tetraphyllidea relative to the other …

Background Genetic markers are employed widely in molecular studies, and their utility
depends on the degree of sequence variation, which dictates the type of application for …

Flatworms number among the most diverse invertebrate phyla and represent the most
biomedically significant branch of the major bilaterian clade Spiralia, but to date, deep …

Higher systematics within the Digenea, Carus 1863 have been relatively stable since a
phylogenetic analysis of partial nuclear ribosomal markers (rDNA) led to the erection of the …

Global loss of biodiversity is an ongoing process that concerns both local and global
authorities. Studies of biodiversity mainly involve traditional methods using morphological …

Cyclophyllidea van Beneden in Braun, 1900 Page 1 University of North Dakota UND
Scholarly Commons Biology Faculty Publications Department of Biology 7-20-2017 …

Tapeworms (cestodes) and flukes (trematodes) comprise approximately 56% of the currently
known~ 30000 species of platyhelminths (Caira & Littlewood, 2013). These flatworms are …