A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating undercooked fish. The larval form is called SPARGANUM.
Registry Number
txid46580
Previous Indexing
Cestoda (1966-1978)
Sparganum (1975-1978)
Public MeSH Note
91,79-85; was see under CESTODA 1986-90; was heading 1979-85; was see SPARGANUM 1975-78
Online Note
use SPARGANUM to search SPIROMETRA 1975-78
History Note
91(86)79; was see under CESTODA 1986-90; was heading 1979-85; was see SPARGANUM 1975-78
A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating undercooked fish. The larval form is called SPARGANUM.
