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Bothriocephalidae Blanchard, 1849

112500  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:112500)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Platyhelminthes (Phylum)
  4. Cestoda (Class)
  5. Bothriocephalidea (Order)
  6. Bothriocephalidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Ptychobothriidae Lühe, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Anantrum Overstreet, 1968
  2. Genus Andycestus Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
  3. Genus Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  4. Genus Bothriocestus Scholz, Choudhury & Reyda, 2023
  5. Genus Clestobothrium Lühe, 1899
  6. Genus Coelobotherium Dollfus, 1969
  7. Genus Coelobothrium Dollfus, 1970
  8. Genus Ichthybothrium Khalil, 1971
  9. Genus Indobothrium Sedova & Gulyaev, 2009
  10. Genus Kirstenella Kuchta, 2012
  11. Genus Oncodiscus Yamaguti, 1934
  12. Genus Penetrocephalus Rao, 1960
  13. Genus Plicatobothrium Cable & Michaelis, 1967
  14. Genus Plicocestus Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
  15. Genus Polyonchobothrium Diesing, 1854
  16. Genus Probothriocephalus Campbell, 1979
  17. Genus Ptychobothrium Lönnberg, 1889
  18. Genus Regobothrium Scholz, Takemoto & Kuchta, 2017
  19. Genus Schyzocotyle Akhmerov, 1960
  20. Genus Senga Dollfus, 1935
  21. Genus Taphrobothrium Lühe, 1899
  22. Genus Tetracampos Wedl, 1862
  23. Genus Acompsocephalum Rees, 1969 accepted as Anantrum Overstreet, 1968 (synonym)
  24. Genus Alloptychobothrium Yamaguti, 1968 accepted as Plicatobothrium Cable & Michaelis, 1967 (synonym)
  25. Genus Anatrum accepted as Anantrum Overstreet, 1968
  26. Genus Boctinocephalus Nordmann in Lamarck, 1840 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  27. Genus Bothirocephalus Slawikowski, 1819 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  28. Genus Bothricephalus Braun in Bronn, 1894 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  29. Genus Bothricocephalus Baelz, 1883 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  30. Genus Bothriocephales Carus, 1884 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  31. Genus Bothrocephalus Leuckart, 1819 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  32. Genus Bothrophorus Leuckart, 1819 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  33. Genus Botriocephalus Berthold, 1827 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  34. Genus Botrynocephalus von Nordmann in Lamarck, 1840 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  35. Genus Botryocephalus Oken, 1815 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  36. Genus Capooria Malhotra, 1985 accepted as Schyzocotyle Akhmerov, 1960 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Genus Circumonchobothrium accepted as Senga Dollfus, 1935
  38. Genus Circumoncobothrium Shinde, 1968 accepted as Senga Dollfus, 1935
  39. Genus Dibothrium Diesing, 1850 accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  40. Genus Flexiphallus Protasova & Parukhin, 1986 accepted as Probothriocephalus Campbell, 1979 (synonym)
  41. Genus Heterovitellus Protasova & Parukhin, 1986 accepted as Probothriocephalus Campbell, 1979 (synonym)
  42. Genus Oncobothriocephalus Yamaguti, 1959 accepted as Polyonchobothrium Diesing, 1854
  43. Genus Partitiotestis Protasova & Parukhin, 1986 accepted as Probothriocephalus Campbell, 1979 (synonym)
  44. Genus Phychobothrium Léon, 1907 accepted as Ptychobothrium Lönnberg, 1889
  45. Genus Polyoncobothrium Diesing, 1854 accepted as Polyonchobothrium Diesing, 1854
  46. Genus Postovilata Khare, 2020 accepted as Circumoncobothrium Shinde, 1968 accepted as Senga Dollfus, 1935 (Treated as valid subgenus)
  47. Genus Ptychobathrium Matz, 1891 accepted as Ptychobothrium Lönnberg, 1889
  48. Genus Ptychobothrioides Yamaguti, 1959 accepted as Ptychobothrium Lönnberg, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  49. Genus Schizocotyle accepted as Bothriocephalus Rudolphi, 1808
  50. Genus Taprobothrium Ariola, 1900 accepted as Taphrobothrium Lühe, 1899
  51. Genus Tetrapapillocephalus Protasova & Mordvinova, 1986 accepted as Oncodiscus Yamaguti, 1934 (synonym)
marine
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Bothriocephalidae Blanchard, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112500 on 2026-02-20
Date
action
by
2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-09-29 18:52:06Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

taxonomy source Kuchta, R.; Scholz, T.; Brabec, J.; Bray, R. (2008). Suppression of the tapeworm order Pseudophyllidea (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda) and the proposal of two new orders, Bothriocephalidea and Diphyllobothriidea. <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> 38(1): 49-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.08.005 [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source as per included genera [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
To WoRMS 
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