Lecanicephaloidea
{{Short description|Order of flatworms}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Lecanicephalidea
| authority =
| subdivision_ranks = Families
| subdivision = {{Linked taxon list
| Aberrapecidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
| Cephalobothriidae|Pintner, 1928
| Eniochobothriidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
| Lecanicephalidae|Braun, 1900
| Paraberrapecidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
| Polypocephalidae|Meggitt, 1924
| Tetragonocephalidae|Yamaguti, 1959
| Zanobatocestidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
}}
Plus Lecanicephalidea incertae sedis; see text
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Lecanicephaloidea is an order of tapeworms of the subclass Cestoda. Species in the order consist of intestinal parasites of elasmobranch fishes.{{cite web|url=http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=12726&tree=0.1&syn=1|title=Order Lecanicephaloidea|publisher=Taxonomicon}}
Anatomy
The order is distinguished in that the scolex consists of two parts. The lower half forms a neck bearing four small suckers. The upper half is either globular or tentacle-bearing, and shows glandular structures.{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Science and Technology|publisher=McGraw-Hill}} The anatomy of the order is similar to that of the Proteocephaloidea.
Taxonomy
The order currently contains the following families, according to WoRMS:WoRMS (2023). [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104916 Lecanicephalidea]. Accessed 2023-06-17.
{{Linked taxon list
| Aberrapecidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
| Cephalobothriidae|Pintner, 1928
| Eniochobothriidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
| Lecanicephalidae|Braun, 1900
| Paraberrapecidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
| Polypocephalidae|Meggitt, 1924
| Tetragonocephalidae|Yamaguti, 1959
| Zanobatocestidae|Jensen, Caira, Cielocha, Littlewood & Waeschenbach, 2016
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Additionally, the order contains the following accepted incertae sedis genera:{{Linked specieslist
| Corrugatocephalum|Caira, Jensen & Yamane, 1997
| Healyum|Jensen, 2001
| Quadcuspibothrium|Jensen, 2001
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The order additionally contains several genera that are considered to be taxa inquirenda:{{Specieslist
| Calycobothrium|Stiles & Hassall, 1912
| Kystocephalus|Shipley & Hornell, 1906
| Sephenicephalum|Shinde, Sarwade & Jadhav, 1980 or 1982
| Staurobothrium|Shipley & Hornell, 1905
| Trygonicephalum|Shinde & Jadhav, 1985
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References
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Category:Parasitic helminths of fish
Category:Platyhelminthes orders
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