Monopylidium cf. passerinum Fuhrmann, 1907

Marinova, Margarita H., 2024, Review of cestodes (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) recorded from birds in Sakar Mountains, ZooNotes 2024 (S 15), pp. 7-19 : 11

(19) Monopylidium cf. passerinum Fuhrmann, 1907 (I)

Synonym: Icterotaenia passerina (Fuhrmann, 1907) of Petrova (1978) in part [1, 2].

Reports: [1] Petrova (1978); [2] Georgiev (1991).

Host: Passer domesticus (L.) [1, 2].

Locality: Harmanli [1, 2].

Remarks: Petrova (1978) recorded the species „ Icterotaenia passerina (Fuhrmann, 1907) “ from passeriform birds, from various localities in Bulgaria. Subsequently, these specimens are re-examined and the some specimens from Passer domesticus from Harmanli are re-identified as Monopylidium cf. passerinum (I) by Georgiev (1991).