''Amoebotaenia'' is a genus of
tapeworms
Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). Most of the species—and the best-known—are those in the subclass Eucestoda; they are ribbon-like worms as adults, commonly known as tapeworms. Their bodies con ...
belonging to the family
Dilepididae
Dilepididae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Cyclophyllidea.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Amoebotaenia cuneata''
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Amoebotaenia subterranea''
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Amoebotaenia urotrichi''
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Amoebotaenia vanelli''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q50701241
Cestoda