| Amphilinidae | |
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| Australamphilina elongata | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Subclass: | Cestodaria |
| Order: |
Amphilinidea Poche, 1922 [1] |
| Family: |
Amphilinidae Claus, 1879 |
| Genera | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amphilinidae is a family of parasitic flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes. It is the only family in the monotypic order Amphilinidea. Amphilinids are Cestodes, yet differ from true tapeworms ( Eucestoda) as their bodies are unsegmented and not divided into proglottids. [2] "Amphilinids are large worms which have a flattened leaf-like body. Only 8 amphilinid species are known." [3] "The adults are hermaphroditic. A muscular proboscis is located at the anterior end, and is sometimes very weakly developed or absent." [4] They live in the body cavities of freshwater turtles and teleost fish as adults, and in the bodies of various crustaceans as juveniles. [5] Apart from a little studied parasitism of sturgeon, these flatworms have very little economic importance. Biologically, they have gained attention for their potential to shed light on the phylogeny of tapeworms. [3]
Subordinate taxa
- Genus
Amphilina Wagener, 1858
- Amphilina foliacea (Rudolphi, 1819) Wagener, 1858
- Amphilina japonica Goto & Ishii, 1936
- Genus
Australamphilina Johnston, 1931
- Australamphilina elongata Johnston, 1931
- Genus
Gephyrolina Poche, 1926
- Gephyrolina paragonopora (Woodland, 1923)
- Genus
Gigantolina Poche, 1922
- Gigantolina magna (Southwell, 1915) Poche, 1922
- Gigantolina raebareliensis Srivastav, Mathur & Rani, 1994
- Genus
Nesolecithus Poche, 1922
- Nesolecithus africanus Dönges & Harder, 1966
- Nesolecithus janickii Poche, 1922
- Genus
Schizochoerus Poche, 1922
- Schizochoerus liguloides (Diesing, 1850)
References
- ^ Rod Bray (2010). "Amphilinidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ Klaus Rohde (June 2, 2011). "The Amphilinidea, a small group of aberrant tapeworms". Knol. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ a b Klaus Rohde. "Amphilinidea. Amphilinidae. Version 05". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ Klaus Rohde. "Amphilinidea". AccessScience. McGraw-Hill. doi: 10.1036/1097-8542.030100. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Klaus Rohde. "Amphilinidea life cycles". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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| Amphilinidae | |
|---|---|
|
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| Australamphilina elongata | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Subclass: | Cestodaria |
| Order: |
Amphilinidea Poche, 1922 [1] |
| Family: |
Amphilinidae Claus, 1879 |
| Genera | |
|
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Amphilinidae is a family of parasitic flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes. It is the only family in the monotypic order Amphilinidea. Amphilinids are Cestodes, yet differ from true tapeworms ( Eucestoda) as their bodies are unsegmented and not divided into proglottids. [2] "Amphilinids are large worms which have a flattened leaf-like body. Only 8 amphilinid species are known." [3] "The adults are hermaphroditic. A muscular proboscis is located at the anterior end, and is sometimes very weakly developed or absent." [4] They live in the body cavities of freshwater turtles and teleost fish as adults, and in the bodies of various crustaceans as juveniles. [5] Apart from a little studied parasitism of sturgeon, these flatworms have very little economic importance. Biologically, they have gained attention for their potential to shed light on the phylogeny of tapeworms. [3]
Subordinate taxa
- Genus
Amphilina Wagener, 1858
- Amphilina foliacea (Rudolphi, 1819) Wagener, 1858
- Amphilina japonica Goto & Ishii, 1936
- Genus
Australamphilina Johnston, 1931
- Australamphilina elongata Johnston, 1931
- Genus
Gephyrolina Poche, 1926
- Gephyrolina paragonopora (Woodland, 1923)
- Genus
Gigantolina Poche, 1922
- Gigantolina magna (Southwell, 1915) Poche, 1922
- Gigantolina raebareliensis Srivastav, Mathur & Rani, 1994
- Genus
Nesolecithus Poche, 1922
- Nesolecithus africanus Dönges & Harder, 1966
- Nesolecithus janickii Poche, 1922
- Genus
Schizochoerus Poche, 1922
- Schizochoerus liguloides (Diesing, 1850)
References
- ^ Rod Bray (2010). "Amphilinidea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ Klaus Rohde (June 2, 2011). "The Amphilinidea, a small group of aberrant tapeworms". Knol. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ a b Klaus Rohde. "Amphilinidea. Amphilinidae. Version 05". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ Klaus Rohde. "Amphilinidea". AccessScience. McGraw-Hill. doi: 10.1036/1097-8542.030100. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Klaus Rohde. "Amphilinidea life cycles". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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