| Rhinebothriidea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Rhinebothriidea |
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Rhinebothriidea is an order of Cestoda (tapeworms).1 Members of this order are gut parasites of stingrays.2
Named Species of Rhinebothrium
Out of the nine species of potamotrygonids, only five Rhinebothrium have been named;
- R. copi-anullum from Paratrygon aiereba in Peru
- R. paranaense from Potamotrygon falkneri in Paraguay
- R. mistyae from P. motoro in Argentina
- R. corbatai from P. motoro in Argentina
- R. paratrygoni from P. falkneri in South America
More research is being done one the remaining four species of Rhinebothrium, but as of right now this is a lot of information as it is. From this we are able to use scientific and technological advancements to help the whole of the stingray population.3
References
References
- Bray, Rod (2018). "Rhinebothriidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- Reyda, Florian B.; Marques, Fernando P. L. (2011-08-03). Laudet, Vincent (ed.). "Diversification and Species Boundaries of Rhinebothrium (Cestoda; Rhinebothriidea) in South American Freshwater Stingrays (Batoidea; Potamotrygonidae)". PLOS ONE. 6 (8) e22604. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...622604R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022604. PMC 3153936. PMID 21857936.
- Menoret, Adriana. "Descriptions of two new freshwater Neotropical species of Rhinebothrium(Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from Potamotrygon motoro (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae)" (PDF). Folia Parasitologica.