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Wikispecies

Proper noun

Cestoda

1. The cestode parasites, tapeworms
   1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Platyhelminthes.
   2. A taxonomic infraclass within the class Neoophora.

Hypernyms

• (infraclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass

Hyponyms

• (infraclass): Amphilinidea, Bothriocephalidea, Caryophyllidea, Cyclophyllidea, Diphyllidea, Diphyllobothriidea, Gyrocotylidea, Lecanicephalidea, Litobothriidea, Proteocephalidea, Pseudophyllidea, Rhinebothriidea, Spathebothriidea, Tetrabothriidea, Tetraphyllidea, Trypanorhyncha - orders

Related terms

• Cestodaria

See also

• Eucestoda

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521