Confluaria japonica

Confluaria japonica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Order:	Cyclophyllidea
Family:	Hymenolepididae
Genus:	Confluaria
Species:	C. japonica
Binomial name
	Confluaria japonica; (Yamaguti, 1935)
Synonyms
	Hymenolepis japonicaYamaguti, 1935;

Last updated May 28, 2025

Confluaria japonica is an endoparasitic tapeworm in the family Hymenolepididae.^[1] It infects the small intestine of the little grebe and numerous other bird species.^[2]

References

↑ "Confluaria japonica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
↑ Vasileva, Gergana P.; Georgiev, Boyko B.; Genov, Todor (1999). "Palaearctic species of the genus Confluaria Ablasov (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae): redescriptions of C. multistriata (Rudolphi, 1810) and C. japonica (Yamaguti, 1935), and a description of Confluaria sp" . Systematic Parasitology. 44 (2): 87–103. doi:10.1023/A:1006157504152. PMID 10619078. S2CID 28763222.

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[GBIF-1] "Confluaria japonica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[Vasileva_1999-2] Vasileva, Gergana P.; Georgiev, Boyko B.; Genov, Todor (1999). "Palaearctic species of the genus Confluaria Ablasov (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae): redescriptions of C. multistriata (Rudolphi, 1810) and C. japonica (Yamaguti, 1935), and a description of Confluaria sp" . Systematic Parasitology. 44 (2): 87–103. doi:10.1023/A:1006157504152. PMID 10619078. S2CID 28763222.

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