Cow Tail Stingray Tape Worm [Platybothrium cowleyi]
Description
This species of tapeworm is found in the Cow Tail Stingray. The worm is characterized by a long, slender body with unique spathulate bothridia. It resides in the spiral intestine of its host.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cestoda
Cestoda
|
| Order |
Proteocephalidea
Proteocephalidea
|
| Family |
Gangesiids
Gangesiidae
|
| Genus |
Platybothrium
Platybothrium
|