Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Cestoda > Subclass Nephroposticophora > Subclass Eucestoda

Lecanicephalidea Hyman, 1951

Rank: Order
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Cephalobothriidae Pintner, 1928
Tetragonocephalidae Yamaguti, 1959

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: 盤頭目

Literature

basis of record

Bray, R.A. (2001). Cestoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 146-149

additional source

Jensen, K., Cielocha, J. J., Herzog, K. S., Caira, J. N. (2017). Lecanicephalidea Hyman, 1951. In Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (2008-2017): Tapeworms from Vertebrate Bowels of the Earth. J. N. Caira & K. Jensen (eds). University of Kansas, Natural History Museum, Special Publication No. 25, KS, USA, pp. 207-229.

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Lecanicephalidea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104916

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh

Importance

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2019-01-22 by Tom Artois

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