Litobothrium amsichensis
| Taenia saginata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Litobothriidea |
| Family: | Litobothriidae |
| Genus: | Litobothrium |
| Species: | L. amsichensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Litobothrium amsichensis Caira & Runkle, 1993 | |
Litobothrium amsichensis is a species of tapeworms from the family Litobothridae.
This species was first described (along with Marsupiobothrium gobelinus) from a specimen collected from the spiral valve digestive organ of a goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) caught in New South Wales in Australia.[1]
References
- ↑ Caira, J. N.; L. S. Runkle (October 1993). "Two new tapeworms from the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni off Australia". Systematic Parasitology. 26 (2): 81–90. doi:10.1007/BF (inactive 2018-09-26). ISSN 1573-5192. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
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