''Amoebotaenia'' is a genus of
tapeworms
Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). Most of the species—and the best-known—are those in the subclass Eucestoda; they are ribbon-like worms as adults, known as tapeworms. Their bodies consist of man ...
belonging to the family
Dilepididae
Dilepididae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Cyclophyllidea.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Amoebotaenia cuneata''
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Amoebotaenia subterranea''
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Amoebotaenia urotrichi''
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Amoebotaenia vanelli''
References
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Cestoda