Platyhelminthes: Cestoda

Order Amphilinidea (Parasitic Flatworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Amphilinidae	Flatworm	Amphilina foliacea
Schizochoeridae	Flatworm	Austramphilina elongata

Order Bothriocephalidea (Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Bothriocephalidae	Asian Tapeworm	Bothriocephalus acheilognathi
Echinophallidae	Tapeworm	Parabothriocephaloides seriolella
Triaenophoridae	Tapeworm	Triaenophorus crassus

Order Caryophyllidea (Parasitic Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Capingentidae	Monozoic Tapeworm	Parabreviscolex niepini
Caryophyllaeidae	Flatworm	Caryophyllaeus laticeps
Lytocestidae	Flatworm	Lytocestus indicus

Order Cathetocephalidea (Flatworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Cathetocephalidae	Flatworm	Cathetocephalus resendezi
Disculicepitidae	Flatworm	Disculiceps galapagoensis

Order Cyclophyllidea (Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Acoleidae	Tapeworm	Diplophallus andinus
Amabiliidae	Tapeworm	Tatria biremis
Davaineidae	Tapeworm	Raillietina tetragona
Dilepididae	Tapeworm	Dilepis undula
Gryporhynchidae	Tapeworm	Parvitaenia macropeos
Hymenolepididae	Dwarf Tapeworm	Hymenolepis nana
Progynotaeniidae	Tapeworm	Progynotaenia evaginata
Schistotaeniidae	Tapeworm	Schistotaenia srivastavai
Taeniidae	Tapeworm	Taenia capite

Order Diphyllidea (Marine Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Echinobothriidae	Tapeworm	Echinobothrium dorothyae

Order Diphyllobothriidea (Parasitic Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Cephalochlamydidae	Tapeworm	Cephalochlamys compactus
Diphyllobothriidae	Broad Tapeworm	Diphyllobothrium latum
Solenophoridae	Tapeworm	Bothridium pythonis

Order Gyrocotylidea (Basal Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Gyrocotylidae	Tapeworm	Gyrocotyle urna

Order Haplobothriidea (Gut Parasites)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Haplobothriidae	Tapeworm	Haplobothrium globuliforme

Order Lecanicephalidea (Intestinal Parasites)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Aberrapecidae	Tapeworm	Aberrapex ludmilae
Cephalobothriidae	Tapeworm	Tylocephalum damodarae
Eniochobothriidae	Tapeworm	Eniochobothrium qatarense
Lecanicephalidae	Tapeworm	Stoibocephalum arafurense
Paraberrapecidae	Tapeworm	Paraberrapex atlanticus
Polypocephalidae	Tapeworm	Polypocephalus barsami
Tetragonocephalidae	Tapeworm	Tetragonocephalum kazemii
Zanobatocestidae	Tapeworm	Taenia capite

Order Litobothriidea (Shark Parasites)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Litobothriidae	Tapeworm	Litobothrium nickoli

Order Nippotaeniidea (Parasitic Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Nippotaeniidae	Tapeworm	Nippotaenia mogurndae

Order Onchoproteocephalidea (Flatworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Onchobothriidae	Flatworm	Onchobothrium uncinatum
Prosobothriidae	Flatworm	Prosobothrium adherens
Proteocephalidae	Flatworm	Proteocephalus filicollis

Order Phyllobothriidea (Parasitic Flatworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Chimaerocestidae	Flatworm	Chimaerocestos prudhoei
Phyllobothriidae	Flatworm	Phyllobothrium delphini

Order Rhinebothriidea (Parasitic Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Anthocephaliidae	Tapeworm	Anthocephalum healyae
Echeneibothriidae	Tapeworm	Echeneibothrium algeriensis
Escherbothriidae	Tapeworm	Stillabothrium charlotteae
Rhinebothriidae	Tapeworm	Rhinebothrium persicum

Order Spathebothriidea (Parasitic Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Acrobothriidae	Tapeworm	Bothrimonus fallax
Spathebothriidae	Tapeworm	Spathebothrium simplex

Order Tetrabothriidea (Helminths)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Tetrabothriidae	Helminth	Tetrabothrius bassani

Order Tetraphyllidea (Tapeworms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Balanobothriidae	Tapeworm	Spiniloculus akshayi
Calliobothriidae	Tapeworm	Calliobothrium hayhowi
Dioecotaeniidae	Tapeworm	Dioecotaenia campbelli
Gastrolecithidae	Tapeworm	Dinobothrium septaria
Rhoptrobothriidae	Tapeworm	Myzophyllobothrium narinari
Serendipidae	Tapeworm	Duplicibothrium minutum
Shindeobothriiidae	Tapeworm	Shindeobothrium indica

Order Trypanorhyncha (Spaghetti Worms)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Aporhynchidae	Tapeworm	Aporhynchus tasmaniensis
Eutetrarhynchidae	Tapeworm	Dollfusiella spinosa
Gilquiniidae	Tapeworm	Gilquinia squali
Gymnorhynchidae	Tapeworm	Gymnorhynchus isuri
Lacistorhynchidae	Tapeworm	Callitetrarhynchus gracilis
Mixodigmatidae	Tapeworm	Mixodigma leptaleum
Otobothriidae	Tapeworm	Otobothrium propecysticum
Paranybeliniidae	Tapeworm	Paranybelinia otobothrioides
Progrillotiidae	Tapeworm	Progrillotia pastinacae
Pseudotobothriidae	Tapeworm	Pseudotobothrium dipsacum
Pterobothriidae	Tapeworm	Pterobothrium platycephalum
Rhinoptericolidae	Tapeworm	Rhinoptericola megacantha
Rhopalothylacidae	Tapeworm	Pintneriella musculicola
Sphyriocephalidae	Tapeworm	Hepatoxylon trichiuri
Tentaculariidae	Tapeworm	Nybelinia bisulcata

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