Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Class Cestoda > Subclass Eucestoda > Order Diphyllobothriidea > Family Diphyllobothriidae > Genus Ligula

Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Fasciola Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ligula*	Bloch, 1782	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Fasciola intestinalis*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Literature

basis of record	Bray, R.A. (2001). Cestoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 146-149
additional source	Johns, P.; Newman, L.J.; Holleman, J.J.; Dawson, E.W.; Sterrer, W.; Allison, F.R.; Diggles, B.K.; Andrews, J.R.H.; Hine, P.M.; McKenna, P.B.; Poulin, R. (2009). Phylum Platyhelminthes: flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 102-128.

Taxon found in 94 publications.

8 specimens with barcodes

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (221 nucleotides; 97 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bray, R. (2014). Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105210

Dr David Gibson. Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=412110