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Litobothrium

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.

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Litobothrium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Subclass: Eucestoda
Order: Litobothriidea
Family: Litobothriidae
Genus: Litobothrium
Dailey, 19691
Species2
  • Litobothrium aenigmaticum Caira, Jensen, Waeschenbach & Littlewood, 2014
  • Litobothrium alopias Dailey, 1969
  • Litobothrium amplifica (Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973) Euzet, 1994
  • Litobothrium amsichense Caira & Runkle, 1993
  • Litobothrium coniforme Dailey, 1971
  • Litobothrium daileyi Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973
  • Litobothrium gracile Dailey, 1969
  • Litobothrium janovyi Olson & Caira, 2001
  • Litobothrium nickoli Olson & Caira, 2001
Synonyms

Litobothriidae:

  • Litobothridae
Litobothrium:
  • Renyxa Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973

Litobothriidea is a monotypic order of Cestoda (tapeworms).3 It contains only the monotypic family Litobothriidae, which includes only the genus Litobothrium. Members of this order are gut parasites of lamniform sharks.4

References

References

  1. "Litobothrium Dailey, 1969". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. "Litobothrium". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. Bray, Rod (2018). "Litobothriidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. [(teleost fishes) "Litobothriidea"]. Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Retrieved 23 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)