Spirometra mansonoides

Translingual

Etymology

Named for Patrick Manson, Scottish parasitologist.

Proper noun

Spirometra mansonoides f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Diphyllobothriidae – an infectious flatworm which in humans can cause sparganosis.

Synonyms

• (species): Diphyllobothrium mansonoides

References

• Diphyllobothrium mansonoides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spirometra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Diphyllobothriidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Spirometra mansonoides at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Spirometra mansonoides at World Register of Marine Species
• Spirometra mansonoides at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.