Cyclophyllidea
Tapeworms of the order Cyclophyllidea (the cyclophyllid cestodes) are the most important cestode parasites of humans and domesticated animals. All have multiple proglottid "segments", and all have four suckers on their scolices (heads), though some may have other structures, as well. Proglottids of this order have genital openings on one side (except in the Dilepididae, which have genital openings on both sides), and a compact yolk gland or vitellarium posterior to the ovary.
10 branches of this order, most-observed first
Dipylidiidae
familyDipylidiidae
Taeniidae
familyTaeniidae
Anoplocephalidae
familyAnoplocephalidae
Bird and Rodent Tapeworms
familyHymenolepididae
Dilepididae
familyDilepididae
Nematotaeniidae
familyNematotaeniidae
Davaineidae
familyDavaineidae
Diploposthidae
familyDiploposthidae
Amabiliidae
familyAmabiliidae
Catenotaeniidae
familyCatenotaeniidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 551567.