Litobothriidea

{{Short description|Order of flatworms}}

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| taxon=Litobothrium

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| Litobothrium aenigmaticum|Caira, Jensen, Waeschenbach & Littlewood, 2014

| Litobothrium alopias|Dailey, 1969

| Litobothrium amplifica|(Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973) Euzet, 1994

| Litobothrium amsichense|Caira & Runkle, 1993

| Litobothrium coniforme|Dailey, 1971

| Litobothrium daileyi|Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973

| Litobothrium gracile|Dailey, 1969

| Litobothrium janovyi|Olson & Caira, 2001

| Litobothrium nickoli|Olson & Caira, 2001

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Litobothriidae:

• Litobothridae

Litobothrium: {{Specieslist

| Renyxa|Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973

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Litobothriidea is a monotypic order of Cestoda (tapeworms).{{cite WoRMS |author=Bray, Rod |year=2018 |title=Litobothriidea |id=515784 |access-date=19 May 2018|db=}} It contains only the monotypic family Litobothriidae, which includes only the genus Litobothrium. Members of this order are gut parasites of lamniform sharks.{{cite web|title=Litobothriidea|url=(teleost fishes)|website=Planetary Biodiversity Inventory|access-date=23 May 2018}}