Pacific guitarfish worm [Calliobothrium eschrichtii]
Description
The Pacific guitarfish worm is another species of the parasitic tapeworms that infest Pacific guitarfish. It is almost similar to C. verticillatum but is found in the Pacific Ocean. Its distinguishing feature is the spiral arrangement of its proglottids.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cestoda
Cestoda
|
| Order |
Proteocephalidea
Proteocephalidea
|
| Family |
Gangesiids
Gangesiidae
|
| Genus |
Calliobothrium
Calliobothrium
|