Broad Tape Worm [Platybothrium parvum]
Description
A species of tapeworm found in sharks. It is small in size and has bothria (sucking grooves) that are short and broad. This species inhabits the intestines of its host.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cestoda
Cestoda
|
| Order |
Proteocephalidea
Proteocephalidea
|
| Family |
Gangesiids
Gangesiidae
|
| Genus |
Platybothrium
Platybothrium
|