Bertiella mucronata

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Cyclophyllidea
Family: Anoplocephalidae
Genus: Bertiella
Species: B. mucronata
Binomial name
Bertiella mucronata

Bertiella mucronata is a species of Bertiella, a type of cestode known to cause Bertielliasis. It belongs to the genus Bertiella, family Anoplocephalidae. This is one of two species of Bertiella that can cause Bertielliasis in humans (the other being Bertiella studeri).

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