Cestodes (tapeworms) form a monophyletic group of parasitic Platyhelminthes (flatworms), and include over 5200 described species. Adult cestodes reproduce in the digestive tract of vertebrates, but ...

Diphyllobothrium infections, primarily caused by the tapeworms of the genus Dibothriocephalus, are significant fish-borne zoonoses that can affect both fish and humans. These infections are often ...