Joyeuxiella

Not to be confused with Joyeuxella.

Joyeuxiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Dilepididae
Subfamily: Dipylidiinae
Genus: Joyeuxiella

Joyeuxiella is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Dipylidiidae.[1]

Species of the genus are found worldwide in warm regions.[2] They parasitize cats, dogs, and wild carnivores, while coprophagous beetles, reptiles, and small mammals serve as intermediary hosts.[2][3] Two hosts (Eurasian lynx) of endangered species were recently found in Iran and the flatworm genus Joyeuxiella was proved to be the reason for death. Unlike some other related species, their egg sacs contain only one egg.[2]

There are three accepted species of the genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Joyeuxiella Fuhrmann, 1935". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mehlhorn, Heinz (2016), "Joyeuxiella Species", in Mehlhorn, Heinz (ed.), Encyclopedia of Parasitology, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 1–2, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_3532-1, ISBN 978-3-642-27769-6, retrieved 2023-01-25
  3. ^ Papazoglou, L. G.; Diakou, A.; Patsikas, M. N.; Anagnostou, T.; Vagiatis, I.; Papastefanou, A.; Kosmas, P. (Nov 2006). "Intestinal pleating associated with Joyeuxiella pasqualei infection in a cat". Veterinary Record. 159 (19): 634–635. doi:10.1136/vr.159.19.634. PMID 17088300. S2CID 13437043.