Australian Blackspotted Stingray Tape Worm [Platybothrium australianum]
Description
A tapeworm species that specifically parasitizes the Australian Blackspotted Stingray. This species is distinguished by its elongated body and short bothridia. It resides in the intestine of its host.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cestoda
Cestoda
|
| Order |
Proteocephalidea
Proteocephalidea
|
| Family |
Gangesiids
Gangesiidae
|
| Genus |
Platybothrium
Platybothrium
|