Acrobothriidae
Taxonomy
Acrobothriidae is a family of tapeworms (cestodes) belonging to the order Spathebothriidea within the class Cestoda and phylum Platyhelminthes. The family includes several recognized genera, such as Bothrimonus, Cyathocephalus, Didymobothrium, and Diplocotyle.[1][2][3][4]
Occurrence data for the family indicates a broad geographic distribution, with records spanning latitudes from 39°N to 81°N and longitudes from -161° to 100°. Documented observations of this family have been recorded between 1860 and 2017.[2]
Visual Description
Specimens within this family, such as Diplocotyle olrikii, typically present as elongated, flattened, and reddish-brown organisms. They often exhibit a dense, granular internal structure. Microscopic examination of preserved specimens may reveal irregular or fuzzy margins, and cross-sections can appear as amber-colored structures containing distinct internal voids or lacunae. Stained preparations may highlight specific morphological features, such as rounded, lobe-like projections along the body margins.
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References
- ↑ Acrobothriidae. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid109302[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-09-05.
- 1 2 Acrobothriidae. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/4345364. Accessed 2026-09-05.
- ↑ Acrobothriidae. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrobothriidae. Accessed 2026-09-05.
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Platyhelminthes / Cestoda / Spathebothriidea / Acrobothriidae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M