A parasitic disease caused by infection with tapeworms of the genus Ceratia, affecting mainly aquatic organisms.
From Ceratia (genus name) + -asis (medical condition suffix), both from Greek roots. Named after the horn-like structures of the parasite.
This disease, though rarely mentioned today, was historically important to fishery scientists because it helped them understand how parasites move through food chains in aquatic ecosystems.
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