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

Rockacestus Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Rockacestus brittanicus (Williams, 1968) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Rockacestus piriei (Williams, 1968) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Rockacestus williamsi (Schmidt, 1986) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021

Literature

original description

Caira, J. N.; Bueno, V.; Jensen, K. (2021). Emerging global novelty in phyllobothriidean tapeworms (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from sharks and skates (Elasmobranchii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193(4): 1336-1363.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Rockacestus Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1552230

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2021-12-17 by David Gibson

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