Nematotaeniidae

Nematotaeniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Cestoda
Order:	Cyclophyllidea
Family:	Nematotaeniidae ; Lühe, 1910

Last updated January 19, 2026

Nematotaeniidae is a family of tapeworms.^[1] They are parasites of amphibians and reptiles.^[2]

Taxonomy

The family includes six genera:

Baerietta Hsü, 1935
Bitegmen Jones, 1987
Cylindrotaenia Jewell, 1916
Distoichometra Dickey, 1921
Lanfrediella Melo, Giese, Furtado, Soares, Gonçalves, Vallinoto & dos Santos, 2011
Nematotaenia Lühe, 1899

References

↑ "IRMNG - Nematotaeniidae Lühe, 1910". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
↑ "Cylindrotaenia americana Jewell, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-01-18.

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[1] "IRMNG - Nematotaeniidae Lühe, 1910". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2026-01-18.

[2] "Cylindrotaenia americana Jewell, 1916". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-01-18.

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