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Proteocephalidae
Sign in to saveProteocephalidae is a diverse family tapeworms with nearly 300 recognized species in 66 genera and 13 subfamilies, whose species are found in every continent. They are mainly parasites of siluriforms and other freshwater fishes, but also parasitize reptiles and amphibians. A typical proteocephalid life cycles include planktonic crustaceans, and small fish as intermediate hosts.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- ClassCestoda
- OrderOnchoproteocephalidea
- FamilyProteocephalidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Proteocephalidae
- Collections
- USNM, CMN, AM, QM, WAM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Australia, Spain, Costa Rica, Brazil, Finland, Panama