Tetrabothriidea is an order of helminths in the class Cestoda. It consists of only one family, Tetrabothriidae. Their hosts are mainly seabirds, the rest being cetaceans and pinnipeds.[1]
| Tetrabothriidea | |
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| Tetrabothrius intrepidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Subclass: | Eucestoda |
| Order: | Tetrabothriidea Baer, 1954 |
Genera edit
All of the genera of Tetrabothriidea are in the family Tetrabothriidae.
- Anophryocephalus Baylis, 1922[2]
- Chaetophallus Nybelin, 1916[3]
- Priapocephalus Nybelin, 1922[4]
- Strobilocephalus Baer, 1932[5]
- Tetrabothrius Rudolphi, 1819[6]
- Trigonocotyle Baer, 1932[5]
References edit
- ^ "Tetrabothriidea". Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Baylis, H. A. (1922). A new cestode and other worms from Spitsbergen, with a note on two leeches. Results of the Oxford University Expedition to Spitsbergen. No. 6. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9, 421–427.
- ^ Nybelin, O. (1916). Neue Tetrabothriiden aus Vögeln. Zoologischen Anzeiger, 47, 297–301.
- ^ Nybelin, O. (1922). Anatomisch-systematische Studien über Pseudophyllidean. Göteborgs Kunglia Vetenskaps och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar, 26, 169–211.
- ^ a b Baer, J. G. (1932). Contribution à l'étude des Cestodes de Cétacés. Revue Suisse De Zoologie, 39, 195–228.
- ^ Dujardin, F. (1843). Observations sur un nouveau genre de médusaires provenant de la métamorphose des Syncorynes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, comprenant la Zoologie, la Botanique, l'Anatomie et la Physiologie Comparées des deux Regnès, et l'Histoire des Corps Organisés Fossiles, 370-373.
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