Schistocephalus solidus
| Schistocephalus solidus | |
|---|---|
| Schistocephalus solidus with its host, the three-spined stickleback | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Diphyllobothriidea |
| Family: | Diphyllobothriidae |
| Genus: | Schistocephalus |
| Species: | S. solidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistocephalus solidus (Müller, 1776) Steenstrup, 1857 | |
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Schistocephalus solidus is a tapeworm of fish, fish-eating birds and rodents. This hermaphroditic parasite belongs to the Eucestoda subclass, of class Cestoda. This species has been used to demonstrate that cross-fertilization produces a higher infective success rate than self-fertilization.