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Latin: inermis = inner; capsifera = capsule.
Group of anoplocephalan cestodes. Some of them (e.g., Inermicapsifer madagascariensis) are parasites of rodents and humans. They are related to species of Thysanotaenia (e.g., T. congolense).
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Swiderski Z, Tkach VV (2002) Ultrastructure of the embryonic development of Inermicapsifer madagascariensis. Acta Parasitol 47:105–120
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Inermicapsiferinae . In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_4828
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