CESTODA
(tapeworms)

CESTODA (tapeworms) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
BOTHRIOCEPHALIDEA
an order of tapeworms
Order 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
TRIAENOPHORIDAE
a family of tapeworms
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Eubothrium
a genus of tapeworms
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
CARYOPHYLLIDEA
an order of tapeworms
Order 2 subtaxa 15 trophisms
Chaetotaenia crassicolex
a tapeworm
Species 2 trophisms
CYCLOPHYLLIDEA
an order of tapeworms
Order 15 subtaxa 56 trophisms
Dibothriocephalus latus
Fish Tapeworm
Species 1 trophisms
DIPHYLLOBOTHRIIDEA
an order of tapeworms
Order 4 subtaxa 10 trophisms
PROTEOCEPHALIDEA
an order of tapeworms
Order 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms
PROTEOCEPHALIDAE
a family of tapeworms
Family 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Proteocephalus
a genus of tapeworms
Genus 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms
PSEUDOPHYLLIDEA
an order of tapeworms
Order 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
CEPHALOCHLAMYDIDAE
a family of tapeworms
Family 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
TETRAPHYLLIDEA
an order of tapeworms
Order 9 subtaxa 44 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassCESTODA (tapeworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CESTODA (tapeworms)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M. 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites Field Studies 3: 681-718.
Joyeux, Ch. & Baer, J.G. 1936 Cestodes Faune de France, Faune No 30, 613pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

  • Freshwater Fish/Parasites

    • Anon. Key to the parasites of British freshwater fish new.freshwaterlife.org/web/guest/parasite-key

    CESTODA (tapeworms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to CESTODA (tapeworms):

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