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Similar to the tapeworms of genus Diphyllobothrium, especially those in which the scolex of the adult lacks suckers or hooks..
Infection of humans by plerocercoid larvae of various diphyllobothroid tapeworms belonging to the genus Spirometra is known as sparganosis.
To study the genetic relationships among diphyllobothroid tapeworms, other members of the Diphyllobothriidae are considered, with T. solium as the outgroup.
Use diphyllobothroid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Diphyllobothroid means Similar to the tapeworms of genus Diphyllobothrium, especially those in which the scolex of the adult lacks suckers or hooks..
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Infection of humans by plerocercoid larvae of various diphyllobothroid tapeworms belonging to the genus Spirometra is known as sparganosis.
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