| redescription of monorcholepis dujardini (krabbe, 1869) and m. passerellae (webster, 1952) (cestoda: cyclophyllidea: aploparaksidae) in passerine birds from the holarctic region. | two species of avian tapeworms, monorcholepis dujardini (krabbe, 1869) and m. passerellae (webster, 1952), of the cyclophyllidean family aploparaksidae mayhew, 1925 (earlier included in the hymenolepididae) are redescribed. relative to congeners, the morphology of the strobila of both species shows strong similarities including a unique form of the cirrus. separation of these species, however, can be based on the number (40-53 and 25-31, respectively) and size (18-25 microm and 14-18 microm) of ... | 2007 | 17441439 |