Bertiella (flatworm)

This article is about the tapeworm genus that causes bertielliasis. For the fungal genus, see Bertiella (fungus).

Bertiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Cestoda
Order:
Cyclophyllidea
Family:
Anoplocephalidae
Genus:
Bertiella

Stiles & Hassall, 1902 [1]

Bertiella is a genus of cestode tapeworm parasites that primarily infects nonhuman primates, rodents and Australian marsupials. Infections by Bertiella are known as bertielliasis. Occasional human infections have been documented by one of two species: Bertiella studeri, or Bertiella mucronata. Bertiella transmission is through oribatid mites that are present in the soil of problem areas, and can be easily prevented by avoiding contact with nonhuman primates, rodents and soil in these areas.

  1. ^ "Genus Bertiella Stiles & Hassall, 1902". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. October 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2010.