Litobothriidea

Litobothriidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Platyhelminthes
Class:Cestoda
Order:Litobothriidea
Family:Litobothriidae
Genus:Litobothrium
Species[1]
  • Litobothrium aenigmaticum
  • Litobothrium amplifica
  • Litobothrium daileyi
  • Litobothrium janovyi
  • Litobothrium nickoli

Litobothriidea is a monotypic order of Cestoda (tapeworms).[2] It contains only the monotypic family Litobothriidae, which includes only the genus Litobothrium. Members of this order are gut parasites of lamniform sharks.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Litobothrium" (HTML). NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Bray, Rod (2018). "Litobothriidea". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ↑ [(teleost fishes) "Litobothriidea"] Check |url= value (help). Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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