Litobothriidea

Litobothriidea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Subclass:	Eucestoda
Order:	Litobothriidea
Family:	Litobothriidae
Genus:	Litobothrium
Species
	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).^[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]

References

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

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[1] "Litobothrium". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[WoRMS-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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