Phyllobothriidae

Phyllobothriidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Tetraphyllidea
Family: Phyllobothriidae

Phyllobothriidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Phyllobothriidea.[1] The phylogeny and classification of these cestodes is not a matter of consensus. As an example, the genus Anthobothrium is classified as a member of the Tetraphyllidea incertae sedis by WoRMS (2026).[2]

Genera

Genera:[1]

  • Alexandercestus Ruhnke & Workman, 2013
  • Anindobothrium
  • Anthobothrium Van Beneden, 1850

References

  1. 1 2 "Phyllobothriidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Anthobothrium Van Beneden, 1850 in WoRMS".