NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

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

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Genus - Allohymenolepis
      Genus - Amazilolepis
      Genus - Amphipetrovia
      Genus - Anatinella
      Genus - Aploparaksis
      Genus - Armadolepis
      Genus - Armadoskrjabinia
      Genus - Arostrilepis
      Genus - Arvicolepis
      Genus - Avocettolepis
      Genus - Biglandatrium
      Genus - Blarinolepis
      Genus - Branchiopodataenia
      Genus - Calixolepis
      Genus - Capiuterilepis
      Genus - Chimaerolepis
      Genus - Chitinolepis
      Genus - Cladogynia
      Genus - Cloacotaenia
      Genus - Colibrilepis
      Genus - Confluaria
      Genus - Coronacanthus
      Genus - Cryptocotylepis
      Genus - Debloria
      Genus - Dicranotaenia
      Genus - Diorchilepis
      Genus - Diorchis
      Genus - Diplogynia
      Genus - Diploposthe
      Genus - Ditestolepis
      Genus - Dollfusilepis
      Genus - Drepanidotaenia
      Genus - Dubininolepis
      Genus - Echinatrium
      Genus - Echinocotyle
      Genus - Echinolepis
      Genus - Echinorhynchotaenia
      Genus - Ecrinolepis
      Genus - Fimbriaria
      Genus - Fimbriariella
      Genus - Fimbriarioides
      Genus - Fimbriasacculus
      Genus - Flamingolepis
      Genus - Fuhrmannacanthus
      Genus - Gastrotaenia
      Genus - Geraldolepis
      Genus - Globarilepis
      Genus - Gulyaevilepis
      Genus - Gvosdevilepis
      Genus - Hamatolepis
      Genus - Helicoductus
      Genus - Hilmylepis
      Genus - Hispaniolepis
      Genus - Hunkelepis
      Genus - Hymenandrya
      Genus - Hymenolepis
      Genus - Jardugia
      Genus - Lineolepis
      Genus - Lobatolepis
      Genus - Lockerrauschia
      Genus - Lophurolepis
      Genus - Mackoja
      Genus - Mackolepis
      Genus - Mathevolepis
      Genus - Matiaraensis
      Genus - Microsomacanthus
      Genus - Milina
      Genus - Monogynolepis
      Genus - Monorcholepis
      Genus - Monotestilepis
      Genus - Nadejdlepis
      Genus - Nematoparataenia
      Genus - Neodiorchis
      Genus - Neoligorchis
      Genus - Neomylepis
      Genus - Neoskrjabinolepis
      Genus - Nomadolepis
      Genus - Novobrachylepis
      Genus - Octacanthus
      Genus - Oligorchis
      Genus - Ortleppolepis
      Genus - Oschmarinolepis
      Genus - Parabisaccanthes
      Genus - Paradicranotaenia
      Genus - Parafimbriaria
      Genus - Paramilina
      Genus - Paraoligorchis
      Genus - Pararetinometra
      Genus - Pararodentolepis
      Genus - Passerilepis
      Genus - Pentorchis
      Genus - Podicipitilepis
      Genus - Polytestilepis
      Genus - Potorolepis
      Genus - Profimbriaria
      Genus - Protogynella
      Genus - Pseudandrya
      Genus - Pseudanoplocephala
      Genus - Pseudhymenolepis
      Genus - Pseudobotrialepis
      Genus - Pseudodiorchis
      Genus - Pseudoligorchis
      Genus - Relictolepis
      Genus - Retinometra
      Genus - Rodentolepis
      Genus - Sawadalepis
      Genus - Schmelzia
      Genus - Skrjabinacanthus
      Genus - Skrjabinoparaxis
      Genus - Sobolevicanthus
      Genus - Soricinia
      Genus - Spasskylepis
      Genus - Staphylepis
      Genus - Staphylocystis
      Genus - Staphylocystoides
      Genus - Sternolepis
      Genus - Sudarikovina
      Genus - Talpolepis
      Genus - Thaumasiolepis
      Genus - Triodontolepis
      Genus - Tschertkovilepis
      Genus - Urocystis
      Genus - Vampirolepidoides
      Genus - Vampirolepis
      Genus - Variolepis
      Genus - Vaucherilepis
      Genus - Vigisolepis
      Genus - Vogelepis
      Genus - Wardium
      Genus - Wardoides