CESTODA
(tapeworms)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassCESTODA (tapeworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M. 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites Field Studies 3: 681-718.
Joyeux, Ch. & Baer, J.G. 1936 *** Cestodes ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 30, 613pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

Freshwater Fish/Parasites

Anon. Key to the parasites of British freshwater fish new.freshwaterlife.org/web/guest/parasite-key

CESTODA (tapeworms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CESTODA (tapeworms)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 137 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CESTODA (tapeworms)
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