[ Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | . . .
. . . | Taeniidae | Echinococcus | Echinococcus canadensis group ]
[ Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | . . .
. . . | Taeniidae | Echinococcus | Echinococcus granulosus group ]
Courtesy of S.J. Upton
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| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | Bilateria | Platyhelminthes | Cestoda | Eucestoda | Cyclophyllidea | Taeniidae | Echinococcus | Echinococcus granulosus group |
| Common: | (German: Hunde-/Fuchsbandwurm) |
| Comment: | The tapeworm can infect humans. Tapeworm eggs, when ingested, can migrate to different tissues and form a hydatid cyst. These cysts can form over the course of years, and can prove fatal. |
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Go to NCBI Taxonomy (6210) |
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| Publications: |
Zheng H, Zhang W, Zhang L et. al. 
( 2013)
Nat Genet 45, 1168-1175.
Tsai IJ, Zarowiecki M, Holroyd N et. al.
( 2013)
Nature 496, 57-63.
Fernandez C, Gregory WF, Loke P et. al.
( 2002)
Mol Biochem Parasitol 122, 171-80.
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