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Haplobothriidea

Haplobothriidea is an order of Cestoda (tapeworms). The two species of this order, both in the genus Haplobothrium, are gut parasites of Amia calva, the bowfin. The intermediate hosts are freshwater teleosts.

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Haplobothriidea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Subclass: Eucestoda
Order: Haplobothriidea
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Haplobothriidea is an order of Cestoda (tapeworms).1 The two species of this order, both in the genus Haplobothrium, are gut parasites of Amia calva, the bowfin. The intermediate hosts are freshwater teleosts.2

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  1. Bray, Rod (2018). "Haplobothriidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "Haplobothriidea". Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Retrieved 23 May 2018.