title: The genus Clelandia Johnston, 1909 and its affinities with Parvitaenia and Neogryporhynchus (Cestoda, Dilepididae).
abstract: The diagnosis of Clelandia has been amended. The validity of the genus and its closeness to Parvitaenia and Neogryporhynchus are discussed. On the basis of its morphology and of the specificity of the dilepidid cestodes within the order Ciconiiformes, one many admit that its host belongs to the suborder Ardeae, and that the original doubtful diagnosis of the host was wrong. Clelandia seems to confirm that the genus Parvitaenia is a nucleus of evolutionary radiation among cestodes of the Ciconiiformes, with peculiar traits in the Australian region, and that it isn't a homogeneous unit.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification