Litobothriidea

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]

Litobothriidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Subclass: Eucestoda
Order: Litobothriidea
Family: Litobothriidae
Genus: Litobothrium
Species[1]
  • 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

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