A new avian cestode Malika turdi n. spp. (Dilepididae: Dipylidiinae) from the golden mountain thrush, Turdus dauma aureus Holandre in Japan

Abstract

Malika turdi n. spp. (Dilepididae: Dipyliidinae) was described from the small intestine of a golden mountain thrush, Turdus dauma aureus Holandre, at Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. By having two rows of rostellar hooks, it resembles M. daviesi, M. himantopodis, M. kalawewaensis, and M. zeylanica, but is readily distinguished from the first three species by having non-spiny cirrus, and from the latter species by having a smaller scolex and more testes. This is the first report of Malika in Japan. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.