Systema Helminthum. Volume II

The first volume of this exhaustive work dealt with digenetic trematodes of vertebrates, and the third volume will discuss the nematodes of vertebrates. The present volume describes tapeworms found in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It is designed primarily for laboratory workers in the field of helminthology. Information is presented as briefly as possible, with an accurate description of each tapeworm and the host. If the parasite is found in man, mention is made of that fact, but epidemiology is discussed briefly if at all. The scheme of classification is based on the author's experience in Japan. Hence, new terminology is encountered in some cases, but old names are included for identification. There are drawings, mostly original, of 584 tapeworms. The index is complete, with more than 4,500 names, both old and new. Parasitologists should find this work, financed in part by the Animal Disease and Research Division, United