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Litobothriidea

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Order of flatworms

Litobothriidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Subclass: Eucestoda
Order: Litobothriidea
Family: Litobothriidae
Genus: Litobothrium
Species
Synonyms

Litobothriidae:

  • Litobothridae
Litobothrium:
  • Renyxa Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973

Litobothriidea is a monotypic order of Cestoda (tapeworms). It contains only the monotypic family Litobothriidae, which includes only the genus Litobothrium. Members of this order are gut parasites of lamniform sharks.

References

  1. "Litobothrium". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. Bray, Rod (2018). "Litobothriidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. . Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Retrieved 23 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
Taxon identifiers
Litobothriidea
Litobothriidae
Litobothrium


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