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Paracorixa concinna

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Paracorixa concinna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Corixidae
Genus: Paracorixa
Species:
P. concinna
Binomial name
Paracorixa concinna
(Fieber, 1848)

Paracorixa concinna is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae. It is found in Europe[1][2]

It has been reported to be an intermediate host to the tapeworm species Tatria biremis which infects grebes of the genus Podiceps.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
  2. ^ "Paracorixa concinna". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. ^ Kukashev, D.S. (1983). "Sigara concinna Fieb., an intermediate host of Tatria biremis (Cestoda, Amabiliidae)". Parazitologiia. 17 (2): 165–168.