Litobothriidea
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| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes | 
| Class: | Cestoda | 
| Subclass: | Eucestoda | 
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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)