Litobothriidea is a
monotypic order
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
of
Cestoda (tapeworms).
It contains only the monotypic family Litobothriidae, which includes only the genus ''Litobothrium''. Members of this order are gut
parasites of
lamniform
The Lamniformes (, from Greek ''lamna'' "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the gre ...
sharks.
References
Cestoda
Platyhelminthes orders
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