Rhinebothriidea

Rhinebothriidea is an order of Cestoda (tapeworms).[1] Members of this order are gut parasites of stingrays.[2]

Rhinebothriidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Cestoda
Order: Rhinebothriidea
Families
  • Anthocephaliidae
  • Echeneibothriidae
  • Escherbothriidae
  • Rhinebothriidae

References
  1. Bray, Rod (2018). "Rhinebothriidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. Reyda, Florian B.; Marques, Fernando P. L. (2011-08-03). Laudet, Vincent (ed.). "Diversification and Species Boundaries of Rhinebothrium (Cestoda; Rhinebothriidea) in South American Freshwater Stingrays (Batoidea; Potamotrygonidae)". PLoS ONE. 6 (8): e22604. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022604. PMC 3153936. PMID 21857936.
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