Bothriocephalidae
Also known as: Gusanos planos
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes |
| Class | Cestoda |
| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Bothriocephalidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 17 |
| Species records held | 112 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 139 |
| GBIF key | 5956 |
Genera in Bothriocephalidae
- Bothriocephalus — 73 species: Bothriocephalus alessandrinii, Bothriocephalus andresi, Bothriocephalus angustatus, Bothriocephalus angusticeps, Bothriocephalus antarcticus, Bothriocephalus apogonis, Bothriocephalus atherinae, Bothriocephalus australis
- Senga — 15 species: Senga bagariusi, Senga besnardi, Senga filiformis, Senga gangesii, Senga killedharurensis, Senga lucknowensis, Senga magna, Senga malayana
- Clestobothrium — 5 species: Clestobothrium crassiceps, Clestobothrium cristinae, Clestobothrium gibsoni, Clestobothrium neglectum, Clestobothrium splendidum
- Ptychobothrium — 3 species: Ptychobothrium belones, Ptychobothrium ratnagirensis, Ptychobothrium ratnagiriensis
- Anantrum — 2 species: Anantrum histocephalum, Anantrum tortum
- Schyzocotyle — 2 species: Schyzocotyle acheilognathi, Schyzocotyle nayarensis
- Tetracampos — 2 species: Tetracampos ciliotheca, Tetracampos martinae
- Andycestus — 1 species: Andycestus abyssmus
- Ichthybothrium — 1 species: Ichthybothrium ichthybori
- Kirstenella — 1 species: Kirstenella gordoni
- Oncodiscus — 1 species: Oncodiscus sauridae
- Penetrocephalus — 1 species: Penetrocephalus ganapattii
- Plicatobothrium — 1 species: Plicatobothrium cypseluri
- Plicocestus — 1 species: Plicocestus janickii
- Polyonchobothrium — 1 species: Polyonchobothrium polypteri
- Regobothrium — 1 species: Regobothrium microhamulinum
- Taphrobothrium — 1 species: Taphrobothrium japonense
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.