Tetrabothriidea is an order of
helminths
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in the
class
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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 ...
. It
consists of only one family, Tetrabothriidae. Their hosts are mainly
seabird
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s, the rest being
cetacea
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ns and
pinniped
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s.
Genera
All of the genera of Tetrabothriidea are in the family Tetrabothriidae.
* ''
Anophryocephalus''
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, 1922[Baylis, H. A. (1922). A new cestode and other worms from Spitsbergen, with a note on two leeches. Results of the Oxford University Expedition to Spitsbergen. No. 6. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'', 9, 421–427.]
* ''
Chaetophallus''
Nybelin, 1916[Nybelin, O. (1916). Neue Tetrabothriiden aus Vögeln. ''Zoologischen Anzeiger'', 47, 297–301.]
* ''
Priapocephalus''
Nybelin, 1922[Nybelin, O. (1922). Anatomisch-systematische Studien über Pseudophyllidean. ''Göteborgs Kunglia Vetenskaps och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar'', 26, 169–211.]
* ''
Strobilocephalus''
Baer
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, 1932[Baer, J. G. (1932). Contribution à l'étude des Cestodes de Cétacés. ''Revue Suisse De Zoologie'', 39, 195–228.]
* ''
Tetrabothrius''
Rudolphi, 1819[Dujardin, F. (1843). Observations sur un nouveau genre de médusaires provenant de la métamorphose des Syncorynes. ''Annales des Sciences Naturelles, comprenant la Zoologie, la Botanique, l'Anatomie et la Physiologie Comparées des deux Regnès, et l'Histoire des Corps Organisés Fossiles'', 370-373.]
* ''
Trigonocotyle''
Baer
Baer (or Bär, from ) or Van Baer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Baer
* Alan Baer, American tuba player
* Arthur "Bugs" Baer (1886–1969), American journalist and humorist
* Buddy Baer (1915–1986), American boxer
* Byro ...
, 1932[
]
References
Eucestoda
Platyhelminthes orders
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