NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2017

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Litobothriidae
  Order - Litobothriidea
  Subclass - Eucestoda
  Class - Cestoda
  Subphylum - Neodermata
  Phylum - Platyhelminthes
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Litobothrium alopias
      Species - Litobothrium aenigmaticum
      Species - Litobothrium amplifica
      Species - Litobothrium amsichensis
      Species - Litobothrium coniformis
      Species - Litobothrium daileyi
      Species - Litobothrium gracile
      Species - Litobothrium janovyi
      Species - Litobothrium nickoli