Phyllobothriidea is an order of

flatworms Platyhelminthes (from the Greek πλατύ, ''platy'', meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), ''helminth-'', meaning "worm") is a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates commonly called ...

belonging to the class

Cestoda 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 co ...

Taxonomy

Families: * Chimaerocestidae * Phyllobothriidae Genera: * '' Alexandercestus'' Ruhnke & Workman, 2013 * '' Bibursibothrium'' McKenzie & Caira, 1998 * '' Bilocularia'' Obersteiner, 1914 * '' Calyptrobothrium'' Monticelli, 1893 * '' Cardiobothrium'' McKenzie & Caira, 1998 * '' Chimaerocestos'' Williams & Bray, 1984 * '' Clistobothrium'' Dailey & Vogelbein, 1990 * '' Crossobothrium'' Linton, 1889 * '' Flexibothrium'' McKenzie & Caira, 1998 * '' Guidus'' Ivanov, 2006 * '' Hemipristicola'' Cutmore, Theiss, Bennett & Cribb, 2011 * '' Monorygma'' Diesing, 1863 * '' Orygmatobothrium'' Diesing, 1863 * '' Pelichnibothrium'' Monticelli, 1889 * '' Phyllobothrium'' Van Beneden, 1850 * '' Rockacestus gen. nov.'' - Parasitises skates * '' Ruhnkebothrium gen. nov.'' - Parasitises hammerhead sharks * '' Scyphophyllidium'' Woodland, 1927 * '' Trilocularia'' Olsson, 1867 * '' Thysanocephalum'' Linton, 1890 * '' Yamaguticestus gen. nov.'' - Parasitises small squaliform sharks and catsharks

References

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